Demographic Differences on Parental Acceptance Rejection and Personality among Children with Intellectual Disabilities

The study examined the demographic differences on parental acceptance-rejection and personality in children with intellectual disabilities. For this purpose a sample of 100 children was taken from Special Education Institutions of Gujranwala and Lahore, Pakistan. Both male and female children were included in the study. The data were analyzed by using Independent Sample t-test and One-way ANOVA in SPSS software (Version-20). Results show that the children belong to urban background were higher on parental warmth however children belong to rural background were higher on parental hostility and indifference. Gender differences revealed that female children were higher on parental warmth whereas male children were higher on the indifference. Children with uneducated mothers were higher on hostility whereas children with educated mothers were higher on parental warmth. Children belonged to the joint family system were higher on the father warmth and mother’s warmth as compared to the nuclear family system. Moreover results show that middle class children were higher on the father’s warmth as compared to lower class children. Elder children were higher on the parental hostility, indifference and father’s warmth as compared to younger children who were higher on the mother's warmth. First born children were higher on father's warmth as compared with the second born children. The current findings provide valuable insight for parents and teachers to make friendly policies for the welfare of children with intellectual disabilities.