An Analysis of burnout among Working Mothers having Girl Child with Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract

The present study is an analysis of burnout among working mothers having girl child with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). A survey was conducted in the four schools of Coimbatore city on 60 mothers. The samples were selected based on purposive sampling method. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was administered to measure the level of burnout of mothers having girl child with ID. The data has been analyzed with the help of student’s t-test. The t-value is interpreted on the particular level of significance. Qualitative interpretation is presented in result and discussion to interpret the condition of burnout among working mothers of girl child with Intellectual Disabilities. The researchers found that there was a significant difference in the level of burnout of mothers based on their age, age of their girl child with intellectual disabilities, their working experience and socio-economic status but there was no significant difference found in the level of burnout of mothers having girl child with ID based on their locality of residence, educational qualification and the type of family.