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Journal : Psychological Research and Intervention

Hardiness of parents who have mentally retarded children Sucy, Nur Ainun; Fitriana, Dewi; Octavia, Indah Andika
Psychological Research and Intervention Vol. 7 No. 2 (2024)
Publisher : Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21831/pri.v7i2.77399

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This research is motivated by the problem of hardiness in parents who have mentally retarded children. The ability of individuals to survive and adapt to stress and challenges faced. Parents who have children with mentally retarded, they are faced with various challenges when caring their children. The purpose of this study is to find out how the description of parents' hardiness and the process of stages facing the reality of having a child with a mentally reterdation and to find out the factors that influence hardiness in parents who have mentally retarded children. This study used a qualitative approach and data collection was carried out using observation and interview techniques. The primary subjects in this study are parents who have mentally retarded children, while the secondary subjects are neighbors near the subject's residence, as well as the subject's cousin. The results of the research obtained that the three subjects experienced hardiness by having mentally retarded children. This can be seen from several aspects of hardiness that exist in the subject, namely commitment, control, and challenge. The factor that influences the three subjects is coping strategy.Keywords: Hardiness, parents, mentally retarded children
Subjective well-being of special needs children's mother in long-distance marriage Syarifah, Izzatu; Fitriana, Dewi; Octavia, Indah Andika
Psychological Research and Intervention Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21831/pri.v8i2.89689

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This study aims to explore the subjective experiences of mothers in long-distance marriages (LDM) while raising a child with special needs, focusing on dimensions of subjective well-being (SWB) including life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. Using qualitative methods with the Moustakas phenomenological approach, participants consisted of two primary subjects (mothers in long-distance marriages with a child with special needs) and four secondary subjects (close family members), selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and document analysis, then analyzed through the stages of epoche , phenomenological reduction, imaginative variation, and meaning synthesis. The results showed that mothers experienced significant emotional challenges such as loneliness, stress, physical and mental exhaustion, and anxiety in parenting. However, sources of positive affect were also found in the form of family support, small successes in child development, and communication with partners. Determinants of subjective well-being (SWB) include self-acceptance, social support, and life experiences. This study emphasizes the importance of adequate emotional and social support to maintain mothers' subjective well-being in the context of long-distance marriage with children with special needs.