Self-compassiondan Stres Pengasuhan Ibu yang Memiliki Anak dengan Hambatan Kognitif

This study aims to test empirically the relationship between self-compassion with parenting stress in mothers of children with intellectual/ cogniitive disability (ID). Self compassion consistingthree aspects there are self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness become a capital for a person to overcome negative emotions that can generate positive efforts in facingparental stressor especially parental for children with ID. The hypothesis was negative relationship between self-compassion and parenting stress in mothers of children with ID. A sixty-five (65) mothers with ID's children of primary school age in Special school (SLB) X were selected by simple random. self-compassion scale (26 items, α = .89) and maternal parenting stress scale (35 items, α = .92) were used as an instrument for collecting data. The result showed R value = -.503 (p <.05), which means that there was a relationship between self-compassion and parental stress among mothers of ID's children. Self compassion contributedeffectively amount 25.3% towardmaternal stress, while 74.7% was influenced by others.