Psychological Well-being of Autistic Caregiver: A Pilot Study

Napitupulu, Lisfarika and Kurniawan, Yohan (2021) Psychological Well-being of Autistic Caregiver: A Pilot Study. SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications. pp. 60-68. ISSN 978-989-758-464-0

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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 well�being.

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