A Comparative Study of Marital Adjustment among Parents Having Disabled and Non Disabled Children

Marriage is a commitment with love and responsibility for peace, happiness and development of strong family relationship. A good marriage not only produces a satisfied life but it also generates a sense of well-being. Having a handicapped child born into a family and grow into adulthood is one of the most stressful experiences of family can endure some parents perceive the handicapped infant as an extension of themselves and social rejection, embarrassment. Parental reactions may be affected by economic status and marital stability. The current study was designed to examine Marital Adjustment of 40 disabled and 40 non disabled children's parents. The age range of sample was 25-65 years. The results were analysed by using t-ratios. The result concluded that there will be no difference between disabled or non disabled children's parents on marital adjustment.