Time and effort management and its relationship to facing life pressures on mothers with hearing disabilities

The aims of the study were to identify the nature of the relationship between time and effort management in its two axes (time management - effort management), and facing life pressures in its four aspects (social support , self-activation , psychological counseling and acceptance) among mothers with hearing disabilities, and to study the differences between rural and urban , working and non-working mothers, in both managing time and effort in its two axes, and facing the four aspects of life pressures among mothers with hearing-disabilities, clarifying the discrepancy between mothers in the study sample in managing time and effort in its axes, and facing life pressures in its four aspects according to the number of children, family monthly income and the educational level of parents.
The current study has followed the descriptive and analytical approach, by setting two questionnaires; the first was on the management of time and effort upon deaf mothers, and the other was about facing life pressures. The two were applied to a sample of 250 of deaf mothers selected in a random and objective method consisting from rural and urban areas in Gharbia Governorate from different social and economic levels.
The results showed that there is a positive statistically significant correlation relationship at function level of (0.01) between managing time and effort in its two axes and facing life pressures in its four aspects. There are statistically significant differences between working and non-working mothers in facing life pressures at a function level of (0.05) in favor of working mothers. On the other hand, There is no statistically function discrepancy between the study sample mothers in time and effort management in its two axes according to  the number of children in the family, the husband’s age, the wife’s age, and the family monthly income, while there is a statistically function discrepancy in the educational level of the husband and wife in favor of higher education level. there is no statistically function discrepancy between the study sample is in  facing life pressures in its four aspects, according to the number of children in the family, the monthly income of the family, and the parents' educational level .
The study presented a set of recommendations. The most important one was the providing awareness programs through all kinds of media to raise mothers' awareness about the proper methods to run their time and effort with the help of specialists in the field of home management and institutions. In addition to holding specialized courses, seminars and interviews in the field of hearing disabilities and how to face the resulting pressures provided by specialists in The field of home management and institutions for the benefit of all family members. The role of civil society organizations should be activated through the media to emphasize the importance of their role in encouraging them to follow good management of time and effort. Also we should put into consideration supporting psychological and family counseling programs through experts specialized in psychology and mental health to increase mothers' awareness of overcoming life pressures in a proper scientific way.