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Rabie Al Zgool, Ahmad Al Jabali, Ali Freihat
Background: The current study examined the psychosocial effects of quarantine on society and children with disabilities in particular. Which they faced during the quarantine period due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Objective: The current study aims to identify the psychological and social effects of the home quarantine on children with disabilities from their parents’ point of view of in Jordan.
Methods: The sample size of the current study consists of (103) parents who were chosen by using survey method. This study structured a scale consisting of (25) items. The psychosocial effects of home quarantine on children with disabilities were included. The scale was tested in term of its reliability and validity. The data collection took place during home quarantine period between 1/4/2020 to 20/4/2020.
Results: the current study show: The psychosocial effects of the home quarantine on children with disabilities from their parents’ point of view were moderate, and there were no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05 = α) of the level of the psychosocial effects of the home quarantine on children with the point of view of their parents, according to the educational level of the parents, and the absence of statistically significant differences at the level (α = 0.05) of the level of psychosocial effects of the home quarantine on children with disabilities from their point of view of their parents, according to the variable type of disability in the child.
