SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AS PREDICTOR OF PARENTING STRESS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AS MODERATOR IN MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

Authors

  • Ni’ matuzahroh Department of Psychology, University of Muhammadiyah Malang Author
  • Nazilah Nikmatin Rohmah Department of Psychology, University of Muhammadiyah Malang Author
  • Mei-Hsiu Chou Department of Early Childhood Education, Asia University Author
  • Mein-Woei Suen Department of Psychology, Asia University Author
  • Fu-An Shieh Department of Food and Beverage Management, Jin-Wen University of Science and Technology, Taiwan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/rr42zx34

Keywords:

Spiritual well-being, parenting stress, Autism, Socioeconomic status

Abstract

Objective: Parents with autistic children often experience parental stress because caring for them requires different treatment compared to caring for healthy children. Spiritual well-being is one of the factors that can reduce parenting stress levels. The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship of parenting stress and spiritual well-being as a protective factor for parenting stress and socioeconomic status that thought to influence the relationship between the two.

Methods: This research is a quantitative study using a purposive sampling technique. Participants in this study were 42 mothers who have autistic children. The data collection method in this study was used a spiritual well-being scale, parenting stress scale, and a socioeconomic status questionnaire test. Analysis of data using moderated regression analysis (MRA).

Results: The results showed that parenting stress has a significant negative relationship with spiritual well-being and parenting stress (B = -0.686; p <0.05). However, the moderate effect was not found on the socioeconomic status variable with spiritual well-being and parenting stress (B = -0.014; p> 0.05).

Conclusions: Spiritual well-being has a negative and significant relationship to parenting stress. It shows that if the subject has a high spiritual well being, the parenting stress is low and vice verse. Then if there are socioeconomic status factors that enter, it can not strengthen the spiritual well-being and parenting stress relationship. It shows that the social-economic level of the subject does not affect the level of spiritual well being or parenting stress on the subject.

 

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matuzahroh, N., Rohmah, N. N., Chou, M.-H., Suen, M.-W., & Shieh, F.-A. (2020). SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AS PREDICTOR OF PARENTING STRESS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AS MODERATOR IN MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(8), 8230-8245. https://doi.org/10.61841/rr42zx34