The prediction of life satisfaction based on spiritual well-being and communication skills in exceptional children’s parents

The purpose of this study was to predict the life satisfaction based on spiritual well-being and communication skills in the parents of exceptional children. The method of this research was correlation. The statistical population of this study included all parents with exceptional children in Hashtgerd and Nazarabad in 1396. Sampling of this study was available and sample size was 100. The instruments of this study were Diener et al Life satisfaction questionnaire (1985), Poltezion and Ellison Life Health Questionnaire (2005) and Barton J's Communication Skills Questionnaire (1990). For data analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and simultaneous regression were used at the significant level (P <0.05). The results of statistical analysis showed that spiritual well-being and communication skills can predict life satisfaction and in general, spiritual well-being and communication skills predict 16% of life satisfaction. Therefore, according to the results of this study, with the increase of spiritual well-being and communication skills, life satisfaction in parents with an exceptional child increases.