1Department of Psychology, Shahr-e-Qhods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Psychology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding e-mail: zahra.abbaspourazar@chmail.ir
Online published on 19 November, 2018.
The purpose of the present study was to compare emotion regulation strategies and life quality of people with congenital and non-congenital motor disabilities.
This study is a casual-comparative study and its population consisted of all people with congenital and non-congenital motor disability in Kahrizak Charity Foundation in Tehran in 2016. To conduct the study, available sampling method was used, and congenital and non-congenital disabled people were selected (200 people). To collect data, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale by Granovsky and life quality questionnaire were used. Research hypotheses were tested using multivariate analysis of variance.
The findings of this study showed that there is a significant difference between emotion regulation components in people with congenital and non-congenital disabilities (p<0.05). Also, according to the findings, a significant difference was observed between life quality dimensions (physical and mental health) in people with congenital and non-congenital disabilities (p<0.05).
According to the significant difference between two groups of subjects, necessary measures regarding consultation and psychotherapy should be taken into consideration to let people benefit from desirable mental health level.
Emotion regulation, Life quality, Congenital motor disability, Non-congenital motor disability
