RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL SELF-EFFICACY AND INDEPENDENCE IN SELF-CARE OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Abstract

Introduction:Autism spectrum disorder(ASD) is a condition of persistent deficits in initiating and maintaining social communication, social interaction, behavioral patterns, interests, and sensory activities that are limited and repetitive and atypical or excessive for the individual's age and or socio-cultural environment. One of the limited activities is the ability to care for oneself, or self care. The family plays an important role in building the ability and independence of ASD children in caring for themselves. However, this is often a challenge for parents and causes a decrease in self-efficacy. Parenting self-efficacy is the perception held by parents regarding their ability to face the role as parents to care for their children well. This study aims to determine the relationship between parental self-efficacy and the level of self-care independence in ASD children. Methods: The approach used is quantitative, with the Pearson correlation analysis method. Results: Based on the results of the Pearson analysis, there is a close relationship between self-efficacy and the level of self-care independence in ASD children with a sig. P-Value of 0.0005. The magnitude of the correlation coefficient in the data is 0.538, the direction of this correlation is positive, which means that the higher the level of parental self-efficacy, the higher the level of self-care independence in ASD children.