Psychological Well-being of Autistic Caregiver: A Pilot Study

Lisfarika Napitupulu, Yohan Kurniawan

2021

Abstract

This is a pilot study on the psychological well-being of autistic child caregivers. The current study investigates the level of psychological well-being among caregivers of autism using a descriptive research design. Data on psychological well-being were obtained through a scale of psychological well-being given to 21 autistic child caregivers. Ryff’s psychological well-being scale has been adapted to Indonesian and given to participants. The scale measures psychological well-being through six dimensions: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relation with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. The results showed that 51.7% of caregivers have psychological well-being in the middle level. Meanwhile, 42.9% of caregivers’ psychological well-being is at the highest level. Furthermore, data analysis for each dimension varied, from lower to higher level. The finding leads to other investigations for future research to know more variables contributing to autistic caregiver’s psychological well-being and the fit model of psychological wellbeing.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Napitupulu L. and Kurniawan Y. (2021). Psychological Well-being of Autistic Caregiver: A Pilot Study. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche, ISBN 978-989-758-580-7, pages 60-68. DOI: 10.5220/0010808800003347

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpsyche21,
author={Lisfarika Napitupulu and Yohan Kurniawan},
title={Psychological Well-being of Autistic Caregiver: A Pilot Study},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,},
year={2021},
pages={60-68},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010808800003347},
isbn={978-989-758-580-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,
TI - Psychological Well-being of Autistic Caregiver: A Pilot Study
SN - 978-989-758-580-7
AU - Napitupulu L.
AU - Kurniawan Y.
PY - 2021
SP - 60
EP - 68
DO - 10.5220/0010808800003347