1673 | The Relationship Between Qana'ah and Psychological Welfare of Parents Who Have
Children with Special Needs in Pekanbaru City
is a form of acceptance from parents
because by accepting, the mother will pay
attention to the development of the child's
ability and give great love and attention to
the child (Whittaker et al., 2021). This
acceptance will bring gratitude for what has
been given, which refers to self-acceptance
and is one of the dimensions of
psychological well-being (Toner et al.,
2012).
According to (Jones et al., 2015)
psychological well-being is an individual's
ability to accept himself as he is, form warm
relationships with others, be independent
of social pressures, control the external
environment, have meaning in life, and
realize his potential continuously.
Previous research conducted by (Benn
et al., 2012) is certain that parents who have
children with special needs are more likely
to experience psychological stress than
parents who have normal children. Stress is
caused by parents of children with special
needs both physically, psychologically, and
socially. Especially a mother who generally
has more to do with caring for and raising
children.
Previous research conducted by
(Sa’diyah, 2016) that parents who have
children with special needs have a
significant experience of stress and it is one
of the biggest causes of stress compared to
other stressors. In mothers and fathers,
research shows that the absence of support
from the family tends to increase the
psychological pressure on the mother. In
particular, mothers experience more stress
than fathers. There is another study that
also states that mothers experience higher
levels of parenting stress and symptoms of
depression than fathers (Gray et al., 2013).
Previous research conducted by
(Fitriani, 2016) showed that religion can
improve psychological well-being in a
person. Individuals who have strong
religious beliefs, in general, have higher life
satisfaction, higher personal happiness,
and the less negative impact that is felt
from traumatic events in life. This means
that someone who has a strong belief in
religion already has good psychological
well-being. Where what is meant by having
faith in religion is that humans know, belief,
practice, practice, and live their religious
teachings well (Warsah & Uyun, 2019).
Conditions of psychological well-being
and pressures faced by parents who have
children with special needs require them to
find the right way out, pressure or demands
that are addressed with piety to Allah such
as qana'ah can make individuals not easily
depressed, this is because Ridha as one of
the aspects in qana'ah that can make
individuals tolerant and able to accept
themselves in all conditions faced, both
pleasant and full of pressure (Ali, 2014). As
mentioned in the hadith of HR Muslim
about qana'ah which reads:
Meaning: "Really lucky people who are
guided in Islam, given sufficient sustenance,
and qana'ah (feeling enough) with the
sustenance." (HR Muslim).
According to(Al-Faruq, 2012); (Nufus,
2021) qana'ah is an attitude of accepting all
of Allah's provisions willingly / pleased with
what happened to him, always feeling
enough and satisfied with what Allah has
given, always be simple and don't overdo
something so that someone is always
grateful for the blessings that exist.