Predictors of family quality of life among Ghanaian families of people with intellectual disability.
Daniel Miezah, Martha-Pearl Okai, Emmanuel Eshun, Frederick Sey, Francis Britwum, Frank Quansah, Ebenezer Takyi-Wadieh
Author Information
Daniel Miezah: Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Educational Foundations, College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. ORCID
Martha-Pearl Okai: Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Educational Foundations, College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Emmanuel Eshun: Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Educational Foundations, College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Frederick Sey: Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Educational Foundations, College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Francis Britwum: Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Educational Foundations, College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Frank Quansah: Department of Educational Foundations, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
Ebenezer Takyi-Wadieh: Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Educational Foundations, College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
BACKGROUND: Past studies examining the associations of emotional intelligence, family support and financial stress with family quality of life (FQOL) in families of people with intellectual disability are scarce. OBJECTIVE: To examine the predictors of FQOL among Ghanaian families of people with intellectual disability. METHOD: A sample of 176 parents (M = 41.64 years, SD = 9.21) of people with intellectual disability participated in the study. RESULTS: Financial stress, family support, and emotional intelligence significantly predicted FQOL among Ghanaian parents of people with intellectual disability. In addition, emotional intelligence and family support significantly moderated the relationship between financial stress and FQOL. CONCLUSION: The noted protective roles of emotional intelligence and family support in reducing the negative influence of financial stress on FQOL among families of people with intellectual disability suggest a need to develop interventions that account for these variables.
