The Effectiveness Of Gratitude Training To Improve Subjective Well-Being Of Parents With Special Needs Children

Heni Maghfiroh; Hardiyanti R. Rahmadani; Hafida N. Arisanti; Aditya P. Riandiono; Yudhistira A. Wiraprana

Authors

Heni Maghfiroh Professional Psychology Master's Program, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945
Hardiyanti R. Rahmadani Professional Psychology Master's Program, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945
Hafida N. Arisanti Professional Psychology Master's Program, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945
Aditya P. Riandiono Professional Psychology Master's Program, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945
Yudhistira A. Wiraprana Professional Psychology Master's Program, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945

Keywords:

gratitude training, subjective well-being, parents with special needs children

Abstract

Raising children with special needs requires extra and sustained efforts in parenting, which results in a decrease in parents' subjective well-being. This is characterized by feelings of pessimism about the future, difficulty accepting the child's condition, prolonged financial burden, increased risk of depression, and loss of time to socialize. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of gratitude training on subjective well-being in parents of children with disabilities. The subjects in this study were parents aged 30-60 years old who lived with their children. The research design was quasi-experimental (one group pretest-posttest design). Subjective well-being was measured using The Well-Being Scale (WeBS) to measure aspects of physical, financial, social, hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Analysis with the Wilcoxon test showed a p value = <,001 (p < 0.05) an z value = - 4,018 on the pretest-posttest. The results of this training indicate that gratitude training has a significant effect on improving subjective well-being in parents who have children with special needs.

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