The Relationship Between Emotional Regulation and Violence Tendencies in Mothers of Children with Special Needs

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between emotional regulation and the tendency for violence in mothers of children with special needs. The hypothesis proposed in this study is that there is a negative relationship between emotional regulation and the tendency for violence in mothers of children with special needs. The subjects in this study were 85 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. Data collection methods utilized an emotional regulation scale and a child abuse tendency scale. The data analysis technique employed was product-moment correlation analysis. Based on the data analysis results, the correlation coefficient (rxy) was found to be -0.724 with p < 0.050, indicating a negative relationship between emotional regulation and the tendency for violence in mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. This finding supports the proposed hypothesis. The effective contribution (EC) of emotional regulation to the tendency for violence is 52.4%, as indicated by the coefficient of determination (R2) value of 0.524.

Keywords: Mothers, Emotional Regulation, Tendency for Violence