Parenting self-efficacy mediates relationship between caregiving burden and parenting stress among parents of adolescents with disabilities: a cross-sectional study
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Title
Parenting self-efficacy mediates relationship between caregiving burden and parenting stress among parents of adolescents with disabilities: a cross-sectional study
Subject
caregivers’ burden, children, disability, parenting stress, self-efficacy
Description
Introduction: Caring for children with disabilities can place significant demands on parents, potentially resulting in
added stress and burden. Parenting self-efficacy plays a critical role in reducing stress for parents of children with
disabilities. The study examines the role of parenting self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between caregiver
burden and parenting stress.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 204 parents of children with disabilities. Data were collected
using self-administered questionnaires, including the General Information Questionnaire, Zarit Burden Interview
Questionnaire, Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC Scale), and Parenting Stress Index. Data analysis included
multiple linear regression and Hayes’s PROCESS Macro.
Results: The mean scores for caregiving burden, parenting self-efficacy, and parenting stress were 16.98 (SD = 10.10),
31.03 (SD = 6.72), and 61.72 (SD = 12.84), respectively. Parenting stress was negatively correlated with parenting self-
efficacy (r = –0.35, p < 0.001). The findings reveal that caregiving burden significantly reduces parenting self-efficacy (B
= −0.16, p < 0.001), which in turn lowers the ability of caregivers to manage stress (B = −0.48, p < 0.001). While caregiving
burden has a direct effect on parenting stress (B = 0.07, p < 0.001), the total impact, including both direct and indirect
influences, remains significant (B = 0.52, p < 0.001) with mediation percentages of 12.9%.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that strategies to enhance parenting self-efficacy could significantly reduce the
negative impact of caregiving burden on parenting stress. By improving self-efficacy, caregivers may better manage
stress, highlighting the importance of targeted interventions that boost self-efficacy.
added stress and burden. Parenting self-efficacy plays a critical role in reducing stress for parents of children with
disabilities. The study examines the role of parenting self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between caregiver
burden and parenting stress.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 204 parents of children with disabilities. Data were collected
using self-administered questionnaires, including the General Information Questionnaire, Zarit Burden Interview
Questionnaire, Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC Scale), and Parenting Stress Index. Data analysis included
multiple linear regression and Hayes’s PROCESS Macro.
Results: The mean scores for caregiving burden, parenting self-efficacy, and parenting stress were 16.98 (SD = 10.10),
31.03 (SD = 6.72), and 61.72 (SD = 12.84), respectively. Parenting stress was negatively correlated with parenting self-
efficacy (r = –0.35, p < 0.001). The findings reveal that caregiving burden significantly reduces parenting self-efficacy (B
= −0.16, p < 0.001), which in turn lowers the ability of caregivers to manage stress (B = −0.48, p < 0.001). While caregiving
burden has a direct effect on parenting stress (B = 0.07, p < 0.001), the total impact, including both direct and indirect
influences, remains significant (B = 0.52, p < 0.001) with mediation percentages of 12.9%.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that strategies to enhance parenting self-efficacy could significantly reduce the
negative impact of caregiving burden on parenting stress. By improving self-efficacy, caregivers may better manage
stress, highlighting the importance of targeted interventions that boost self-efficacy.
Creator
Mundakir Mundakir1* , Idham Choliq1
, Sukadiono Sukadiono2
, Vika Ramadhana Fitriyani1
, and Firman Firman1
, Sukadiono Sukadiono2
, Vika Ramadhana Fitriyani1
, and Firman Firman1
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v20i2.68276
Date
18 April 2025
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Mundakir Mundakir1* , Idham Choliq1
, Sukadiono Sukadiono2
, Vika Ramadhana Fitriyani1
, and Firman Firman1, “Parenting self-efficacy mediates relationship between caregiving burden and parenting stress among parents of adolescents with disabilities: a cross-sectional study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 14, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11128.