Abstract

The study examines resilience, social-support, age and parental status as predictors of psychological well-being among parents with visually impaired children in post covid-19 era in Nigeria. 58 parents drawn from the School for the blind and within the community, participated in the study. Four hypotheses were stated and tested using the regression analysis and the independent t-test. Result confirms three out of the four hypotheses tested. Resilience and Social support, positively predicted psychological well-being among parents of children who are visually impaired (R =0.657, R2 = 47%, F (35.525) =; p< 0.001). Also, surprisingly mothers score high on the psychological wellbeing scale than the fathers (t = (56) 3.521, p < 0.05), Results also found a positive prediction of resilience, social support, age and parental status on psychological wellbeing (R =0.546, R2 = 40%, F (30.345) p < 0.05). However, age was not found to be significant in predicting psychological wellbeing among parents with visually impaired children. From the findings, it is recommended that social support is highly needed to assist parents of visually impaired children and should be rendered by all close to them. Their resilience also helps in building up their psychological wellbeing. Therefore, relevant authorities should facilitate programmes that will enhance resilience and encourage social support of Parents with visual impairment to enable them have a good psychological wellbeing

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