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

Abstract

Abstract. Parents who have children with autism face many difficult situations and are vulnerable to having negative feelings due to the condition of their children who have various limitations. The reaction that parents show when their child has a disorder can be a negative reaction. Gratitude can encourage to improve psychological well being for parents who have autistic children. This study aims to examine how big the influence of gratitude on the psychological well being of parents with autistic children in Pangkalpinang. The hypothesis in this study is the magnitude of the effect of gratitude on the psychological well being of parents with autistic children in Pangkalpinang. This study uses a quantitative approach with a causality design. The analysis technique used is a simple regression analysis technique. The research is in the form of a population study with 35 parents with autistic children whose children attend SLBN, YPAC, and PLA in Pangkalpinang. The measuring instrument used is the Indonesian version of the gratitude scale which has been adapted by Listiandini et al. (2015) to measure gratitude. And the second measuring tool uses Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scale (RPWB) the Indonesian version of Amalia (2016) to measure psychological well being. The results of the hypothesis show (R² = .562; p = .000 < .05; t count = 6.508 > t table = 2.034) which means that gratitude has a significant effect on psychological well being and has a magnitude of 56.2%.

Abstrak. Orangtua yang memiliki anak autis menghadapi banyak situasi sulit dan rentan memiliki perasaan negatif dikarenakan kondisi anaknya yang memiliki berbagai keterbatasan. Reaksi yang ditunjukkan orangtua ketika anaknya memiliki kelainan dapat berupa reaksi negatif. Gratitude dapat mendorong untuk meningkatkan psychological well being bagi orangtua yang memiliki anak autis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji seberapa besar pengaruh gratitude terhadap psychological well being orangtua dengan anak autis di Pangkalpinang. Hipotesis pada penelitian ini adalah besarnya pengaruh gratitude terhadap psychological well being orangtua dengan anak autis di Pangkalpinang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain kausalitas. Teknik analisis yang digunakan teknik analisis regresi sederhana. Penelitian berbentuk studi populasi dengan jumlah 35 orangtua yang memiliki anak autis yang anaknya bersekolah di SLBN, YPAC, dan PLA di Pangkalpinang. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah skala bersyukur versi Indonesia  yang telah diadaptasi oleh Listiyandini et al. (2015) untuk mengukur gratitude. Dan alat ukur yang kedua menggunakan Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (RPWB) versi Bahasa Indonesia dari Amalia (2016) untuk mengukur psychological well being. Hasil hipotesis menunjukkan (R² = .562 ; p = .000 < .05 ; t hitung = 6.508 > t tabel = 2.034) yang berarti gratitude secara signifikan memiliki pengaruh terhadap psychological well being dan memiliki besaran pengaruh sebesar 56.2%.