Overview of Coping Mechanism Mother of Children with Disabilities in Special Elementary School Tompokersan Lumajang
Date
2021-10-27Author
INTIYASKANTI, Resita Ovina
DEWI, Erti Ikhtiarini
KURNIYAWAN, Enggal Hadi
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Mothers who have children with disabilities have many problems and barriers. The research aims to
describe mother’s coping mechanisms for children with disabilities in Special Elementary School
Tompokersan Lumajang. Respondents in this study were 54 mothers that were taken with purposive
sampling technique with brief cope instrument. The result showed mother’s age have a median value
of 39.50 years and the child's age have a median value of 11 years. Mothers who have children with
disabilities have 1 child with disabilities in the family (96.3%) in order of disabled children in the main
family of the first child (55.4%). The majority of mothers' last education is elementary school (35.2%)
and The majority of the marital status is married (96.3%). Types of disabilities that are mostly
experienced are intellectual disabilities (61.1%). The description of a mother’s coping mechanism in
children with disabilities has a mean of 86.46. It is shown that the dominant indicators for
respondents include religion (mothers believe there is wisdom in the problem), behavioral
disengagement (mothers fulfill their education rights and provide therapy or medication), and
substance use (mothers do not use drugs to protect themselves). Further researchers can identify
mother’s motivation in caring for children with disabilities
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