RESILIENSI PADA ORANG TUA YANG MEMILIKI ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS

Children born with physical, psychological, or intellectual deficiencies and disorders are referred to as children with special needs. The condition of children with special needs has various impacts on the children themselves and their families, especially their parents. Parents who have children with special needs face great challenges in caring for and raising their children. Resilience is the ability required by individuals to persevere or not give up in unpleasant circumstances. Parents who have resilience tend to be stronger and bounce back from difficulties. This study aims to determine the level of resilience in parents who have children with special needs. The sampling technique used accidental sampling with a sample of 101 parents who have children with special needs in Malang City. The method used in this study was a quantitative method with a descriptive approach. The main technique used in data collection was the resilience quotient (RQ) scale. The results of this study show that the level of resilience among parents who have children with special needs is in the low (19.8%), medium (64.4%), and high (15.8%) categories. The aspects of resilience in parents who have children with special needs that stood out based on the mean values were optimism (13.9), sympathy (12.9), and reaching out (13.6).