PERFILES DE SATISFACCIÓN PERSONAL DE LOS PADRES DE MÉXICO CON UN NIÑO CON DISCAPACIDAD INTELCTUAL

Abstract

The family satisfaction of couples with a child with an intellectual disability is related to multiple mediating
variables such as parental support, social cohesion, adaptability, and family coherence. The aim of the study
was to identify the differences and characteristics between fathers and mothers regarding perceived family
satisfaction and mediating variables by cluster analysis and discriminant. The results of the cluster analysis
identified three groups of families: very satisfied, satisfied, and dissatisfied. The discriminant analysis in relation
to sex found that parental support is the most important variable. The diversity of families and the differences
between the roles in rearing the child allowed to take into account parental support as the most important to
allow adequate levels of family satisfaction, therefore it will be necessary to create intervention programs that
include this variable.