بررسی تأثیر ادبیات شعری بر رضایت از کیفیت زندگی افراد دارای آسیب بینایی

فاطمه ظرافت انگیز; رحیم طاهر; بهشته نیوشا

Authors

Fatemeh Zarafatangiz PhD. Student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Sav.C., Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0467-2869
Rahim Taher Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Sav.C., Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-3451
Beheshteh Niusha Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Sav.C., Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3675-7959

Keywords:

Blindness, Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction, Child

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between interest in and engagement with poetry and quality-of-life satisfaction among individuals who were blind or visually impaired and to determine whether gender influenced this association.

Methods and Materials: This applied, cross-sectional study employed a descriptive causal-comparative design. The study population consisted of individuals with blindness or low vision aged 17–40 years in Tehran, Iran. Using convenience sampling, 60 participants, including 30 women and 30 men, were recruited and classified into four groups of 15 according to gender and interest in poetry: poetry-engaged men, non-engaged men, poetry-engaged women, and non-engaged women. Quality-of-life satisfaction was assessed using the Endicott Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q). Inferential analyses included two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), one-way ANOVA, Tukey’s post hoc test, and item-level univariate analyses. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS version 26, with the significance level set at 0.05.

Findings: Two-way ANOVA revealed a significant main effect of interest in poetry on quality-of-life satisfaction (F(1,56)=5.82, p=0.019, η²p=0.094). However, neither the main effect of gender (F(1,56)=0.01, p=0.937) nor the interaction between gender and interest in poetry (F(1,56)=0.21, p=0.649, η²p=0.004) was significant. The one-way ANOVA comparing the four groups was also non-significant (F(3,56)=2.01, p=0.123), and Tukey’s post hoc test identified no significant pairwise differences. Item-level analyses according to poetry engagement indicated significant differences in leisure activities (F=8.53, p=0.005), daily functioning (F=8.44, p=0.005), and mood (F=5.84, p=0.019). Gender-based analyses identified a significant difference only for the work/education item (F=5.47, p=0.023).

Conclusion: Engagement with poetry was significantly associated with greater quality-of-life satisfaction among individuals with visual impairments, while gender did not significantly modify this association. Given the cross-sectional causal-comparative design, these findings indicate an association rather than a causal effect and support further investigation of poetry as an accessible cultural resource for individuals with visual impairments.

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