M.A. Thesis:

Relationship between quality of life and mental health of parents with social development of Sabzevar city mental retarded children

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between quality of life and mental ‎health of parents with the social development of mentally retarded children of Sabzevar city. ‎This research is a descriptive correlation in terms of objective, fundamental and ‎methodological approach. The statistical population of this study was all mental retardation ‎children referred to the Amiralmomenin Center of Sabzevar in 1397 the number was 120 ‎people. A simple random sampling method was used for sampling. 92 children were selected ‎as the sample using Morgan table. The parents of these children were also included in this ‎study. The data gathering tool was 3 Wilhelm Social Development Inventory (1953), Quality ‎of Life (1972) and Mental Health (1972). Findings showed that quality of life and mental ‎health of parents can not predict the social development of Sabzevar mental retarded ‎children. Also, mental health does not have a significant relationship with social ‎development. The correlation of mental health components with social development is ‎significant in relation to psychosis and aggression. However, this relation is negative, but ‎in relation to other components, there is no meaningful relationship. And quality of life ‎and its components are not statistically significant with social development.‎

Keywords: Quality of Life, mental health, social growth ‎