KESEJAHTERAAN SUBJEKTIF IBU BAPA KANAK-KANAK KURANG UPAYA PEMBELAJARAN: PENGARUH KOMITMEN KEAGAMAAN, HARAPAN TERHADAP ANAK, DAN SOKONGAN SOSIAL (SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITY: THE EFFECT OF RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT, PARENTS HOPE FOR CHILD, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT)
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ABSTRAK
Kajian lepas mengenai ibu bapa yang membesarkan kanak-kanak kurang upaya menunjukkan betapa kompleksnya cabaran yang dialami oleh ibu bapa termasuklah risiko dalam aspek kesejahteraan fizikal dan emosi. Walau bagaimanapun, golongan ibu bapa kanak-kanak kurang upaya ini telah memberikan bukti yang berbeza-beza dalam aspek kesihatan mental yang akhirnya menggalakkan lagi penyelidikan yang memberi fokus khususnya kepada aspek-aspek positif seperti kesejahteraan subjektif. Mengetahui faktor kesejahteraan subjektif ibu bapa yang membesarkan kanak-kanak kurang upaya merupakan satu keperluan yang sangat penting untuk dipenuhi memandangkan golongan ibu bapa yang membesarkan kanak-kanak kurang upaya ini adalah sebahagian daripada peratus yang signifikan dalam populasi dunia. Bagi memenuhi keperluan tersebut, satu kajian menggunakan Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) dijalankan untuk menguji pengaruh faktor komitmen keagamaan, harapan terhadap anak dan sokongan sosial ke atas kesejahteraan subjektif ibu bapa. Hasil kajian ke atas seramai 328 orang ibu bapa kanak-kanak kurang upaya pembelajaran menunjukkan faktor harapan terhadap anak dan sokongan sosial mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kesejahteraan subjektif, manakala komitmen keagamaan hanya signifikan terhadap dimensi afek positif. Kajian ini menyimpulkan bahawa komitmen keagamaan, harapan terhadap anak dan sokongan sosial sebagai faktor yang menyumbang kepada peningkatan kesejahteraan subjektif dalam kalangan ibu bapa yang membesarkan kanak-kanak kurang upaya pembelajaran.
Kata Kunci: Ibu bapa kanak-kanak kurang upaya pembelajaran, kesejahteraan subjektif, komitmen keagamaan, harapan terhadap anak, sokongan sosial
ABSTRACT
Past studies about parents raising children with disabilities shows how complex the challenges faced by parents include the risk in terms of physical and emotional well-being. However, the parents of children with disabilities have provided evidence that vary in terms of mental health, which eventually promotes further research focusing particularly on positive aspects such as subjective well-being. Determining factors of subjective well-being of parents who are raising children with disabilities is an important's needs to be fulfilled as the parents who are raising children with disabilities are part of significant percentage of the world population. Therefore, a study using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was conducted to examine the effect of religious commitment, parents’hope for child, and social support on parents subjective well-being. Results of the study on a total of 328 parents of children with learning disabilities shows that parents’hope for child and social support have a significant effects on subjective well-being, while religious commitment only significant on positive affect. Research findings concluded that religious commitment, parents’hope for child and social support are factors contributing to the increase in subjective well-being among parents raising children with learning disabilities.
Keywords: Parents of children with learning disability, subjective well-being, religious commitment, parents’hope for child, social support
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