The current study aimed to reveal the level of Psychological ill- being caused by climate change among people with disabilities (PWD), and to identify the differences in psychological ill-being caused by climate change that are due to the variable of gender, work/non-work, and level of education. A random sample consisted of 113 participants (49 male and 64 female) from PWD residents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; their ages ranged from 25 to 49 years old. The online questionnaire on ill-being caused by climate change among PWD was applied. The results concluded that there is an average level of psychological ill-being of the PWD caused by climate change. Also, there were statistically significant differences between males and females in psychological ill-being caused by climate change; females were higher than males in psychological ill-being caused by climate change. Findings also revealed statistically significant differences between the employed and unemployed PWD in psychological ill-being caused by climate change, as the employed disabled were higher in psychological ill-being caused by climate change than the unemployed. In contrast, there were no statistically significant differences in psychological ill-being caused by climate change due to the level of education of the PWD. Gender and employment/unemployment variables can explain 59.9% of the total changes in psychological ill-being caused by climate change among PWD. The ANOVA of the regression model (F = 54.236, p< .000) revealed that gender might influence psychological ill-being caused by climate change among PWD with a regression coefficient of b=15.414 (t=10.758, p<0.01), and employment / unemployment variable might influence psychological ill-being caused by climate change among PWD with a regression coefficient of b=8.142 (t=5.347, p<0.01), while the educational level variable did not predict PWD ill-being caused by climate change statistically significantly (b=1.413 (t=1.493, p>0.01). These findings confirm the importance of continuing social plans and programs in KSA that will increase PWD'S engagement in society and provide them with protection procedures from climate change.

Keywords: PWD, well-being, ill-being, gender, educational level, unemployment, psychological care services.

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هدف البحث الحالي إلى الكشف عن مستوى اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ لدى ذوي الإعاقة، والتعرف على الفروق في اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ التي تعزى لمتغير النوع، العمل/ عدم العمل، ومستوى التعليم. أجري البحث على عينة عشوائية مكونة من 113 مشاركاً (49 ذكر و64 أنثى) من الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة المقيمين في المملكة العربية السعودية. تراوحت أعمارهم بين 25 و49 سنة. تم تطبيق مقياس اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ على عينة البحث. توصلت النتائج إلى وجود مستوى متوسط من اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة بسبب تغير المناخ. كما وجدت فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين الذكور والإناث في اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ، إذ كانت الإناث أعلى من الذكور. كما كشفت النتائج أيضا عن فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة العاملين وغير العاملين في اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ، حيث كان المعاقون العاملين أعلى في اعتلال الرفاهية النفسي الناجم عن تغير المناخ من غير العاملين منهم. بينما لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ تعزى لمستوى تعليم الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة. وقد أشارت نتائج تحليل الانحدار أن متغيرات الجنس والعمل/ عدم العمل تفسر 59.9? من إجمالي التغيرات في اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ بين الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة. أيضًا كشفت نتائج نموذج الانحدار أن الجنس يؤثر على اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ بين الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة بمعامل الانحدار b=15.414 (t=10.758, p<.000)، ويؤثر متغير العمل/ عدم العمل على اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية الناجم عن تغير المناخ بين الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة بمعامل الانحدار b=8.142 (t=5.347, p<0.01)، في حين أن متغير المستوى التعليمي لم يتنبأ باعتلال الرفاهية النفسية للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة الناجم عن تغير المناخ (b=1.413 (t=1.493, p>0.01). تؤكد هذه النتائج على أهمية استمرار الخطط والبرامج الاجتماعية في المملكة العربية السعودية التي من شأنها زيادة اندماج الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة في المجتمع، وتزويدهم بإجراءات الحماية من تغير المناخ.

الكلمات المفتاحية: الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة، اعتلال الرفاهية النفسية، الجنس، المستوى التعليمي، البطالة، خدمات الرعاية النفسية.

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