The Role of Gratitude and Family Support on Psychological Well-Being of Mothers with Autistic Children

Abstract

Having a child with an autistic spectrum disorder is a challenge for parents, especially mothers, which can hinder the fulfillment of optimal psychological functions so that the mother’s psychological well-being is disturbed. Internal situations such as gratitude and the presence of external support from the family can be factors that can encourage increased psychological well-being in mothers. This study observed the effects of gratitude and family support on mothers’ psychological well-being with children with an autism spectrum disorder. The instruments in this study used the gratitude scale, the family support scale and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales-short version distributed online. The subject in this study was 98 people, and the data collected were analyzed using the Doubled Linear Regression test using JASP software. The results showed the significance value of p0.05; thus, gratitude and family support had a role or effect on mothers’ psychological well-being with children with an autism spectrum disorder. Meanwhile, the effective contribution for gratitude was 17.39%, and family support was 21.53%. For future research, gratitude and emotion-based therapies such as emotion regulation training can be used as an intervention in experimental research to improve psychological well-being.

Hubungan Perceived Social Support dengan Psychological Well-Being pada Ibu Bekerja

“…Adanya seseorang yang dapat diandalkan merupakan kebutuhan sosial yang mendasar bagi individu (Chiu et al, 2016). Ketika seorang ibu merasa didukung oleh keluarganya, mereka akan mengalami peningkatan psychological well-being karena adanya rasa penerimaan dan pengertian yang diberikan (Hizbullah & Mulyati, 2022).…”

Pengaruh Gratitude terhadap Psychological Well Being Orangtua dengan Anak Autis di Pangkalpinang

“…Hasil dari beberapa penelitian mengenai gratitude menunjukkan hasil yang bervariasi dimana penelitian yang dilakukan (Hizbullah & Mulyati, 2022) menjelaskan bahwa memiliki anak dengan gangguan autis merupakan tantangan bagi orangtua dikarenakan dapat menghambat pemenuhan fungsi psikologis dan situasi internal gratitude dari orangtua anak autis menunjukkan kontribusi gratitude sebesar 17.39% yang cenderung rendah. Berbeda halnya dengan penelitian (A. R. Putra et al, 2019) yang menunjukkan bahwa orangtua yang memiliki anak autis memiliki gratitude yang baik.…”

Exploring The Relationship Between Pet Companionship, Family Support, Peer Support, and Social Media Support on Psychological Well-Being among Young Adults in Selangor, Malaysia

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