THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND CAREGIVING BURDEN IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (Original Research)
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Title
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND CAREGIVING BURDEN IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (Original Research)
Subject
caregiving burden; mentally retarded children; parental acceptance
Description
Introduction: Parents of children with intellectual disabilities often deal with
complex emotional and psychological challenges. This can affect parents'
acceptance of their child's condition. Parental acceptance plays an important role
in determining the ability to manage caregiving burden, which will have an impact
on childcare. This study aims to analyze the relationship between acceptance and
caregiving burden in parents of children with intellectual disabilities.
Method: This study used a cross-sectional design with total sampling technique
involving 74 respondents. Inclusion criteria were biological parents who live
together and care for children with intellectual disabilities at SLB-C TPA Jember
and SLB Negeri Jember. Data was collected using the Parental AcceptationRejection Questionnaire (PARQ) and Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and analyzed
using Kendall's Tau-C correlation test.
Results: The results showed that most respondents 68 (91.9%) had a high
acceptance, while 42 (56.8%) experienced a mild burden. The p- value = 0.005 and
the coefficient correlation r=-0,298, shows that there is negative relationship with
a weak correlation between parental acceptance and caregiving burden in parents
of children with intellectual disabilities.
Conclusions: This study found that there is relationship between parental
acceptance and the caregiving burden. The higher the parental acceptance, the
lower the caregiving burden. Parents who can accept their children with
intellectual disabilities tend to be more ready to deal challenges and are able to
perform their parenting role with an adaptive attitude. Parental acceptance can
reduce the perception of caregiving burden. The findings highlight that parents should increase their acceptance to children with intellectual disabilities to deal with parenting challenges more easily
complex emotional and psychological challenges. This can affect parents'
acceptance of their child's condition. Parental acceptance plays an important role
in determining the ability to manage caregiving burden, which will have an impact
on childcare. This study aims to analyze the relationship between acceptance and
caregiving burden in parents of children with intellectual disabilities.
Method: This study used a cross-sectional design with total sampling technique
involving 74 respondents. Inclusion criteria were biological parents who live
together and care for children with intellectual disabilities at SLB-C TPA Jember
and SLB Negeri Jember. Data was collected using the Parental AcceptationRejection Questionnaire (PARQ) and Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and analyzed
using Kendall's Tau-C correlation test.
Results: The results showed that most respondents 68 (91.9%) had a high
acceptance, while 42 (56.8%) experienced a mild burden. The p- value = 0.005 and
the coefficient correlation r=-0,298, shows that there is negative relationship with
a weak correlation between parental acceptance and caregiving burden in parents
of children with intellectual disabilities.
Conclusions: This study found that there is relationship between parental
acceptance and the caregiving burden. The higher the parental acceptance, the
lower the caregiving burden. Parents who can accept their children with
intellectual disabilities tend to be more ready to deal challenges and are able to
perform their parenting role with an adaptive attitude. Parental acceptance can
reduce the perception of caregiving burden. The findings highlight that parents should increase their acceptance to children with intellectual disabilities to deal with parenting challenges more easily
Creator
Yeni Fitria , Ni Made Galuh Widiyantari , Erti Ikhtiarini Dewi , Enggal Hadi Kurniyawan
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.53344/pnj.v7.i2.74191
Publisher
UNAIR
Date
September 2025
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
ISSN : 26563894
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PDF
Language
English
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Citation
Yeni Fitria , Ni Made Galuh Widiyantari , Erti Ikhtiarini Dewi , Enggal Hadi Kurniyawan, “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND CAREGIVING BURDEN IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (Original Research),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 25, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11858.