Abstract
Parents of children with special needs face challenges that can cause stress and reduce parenting self-efficacy. The parent-child relationship is one of the main influences on a child's social-emotional abilities. The aim of this study was to examine more in depth the effect of parental acceptance on the social-emotional abilities of children with special needs and investigate the mediating role of parenting self-efficacy. The participants were 291 parents of children with special needs from various regions in Indonesia. All the participants completed a questionnaire that assessed parental acceptance, parenting self-efficacy, and the social-emotional abilities of their children. The mediation model was tested using the Structural Equation Model. The result of this study shows that the relationship between parental acceptance and the social-emotional abilities of children with special needs is fully mediated by parenting self-efficacy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-238 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Life Span and Disability |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Children with special needs
- Disability
- Mediation
- Parental acceptance
- Parenting self-efficacy
- Social-emotional abilities