Personality Traits and Parenting Stress Among Working Mothers of Young Children

Authors

  • Sumedi Priyana Nugraha Universitas Islam Indonesia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7963-7084
  • Raden Rachmy Diana Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kaljaga, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Qurota’aini Zahira Muslih Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Leonita Ikasari Saputri D Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/jehcp.v13i3.29307

Abstract

Working mothers with young children bear dual responsibilities, managing professional duties while attentively caring for their children, often leading to parenting stress. This study aims to examine the influence of Big Five personality traits on parenting stress among working mothers with young children. This research fills a gap in the literature regarding how personality aspects affect parenting stress. The study participants included working mothers with children aged 0-6 years, who are married, and residing in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The methodology utilized the Parenting Stress Scale (PSS) and The Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI), with data analysis conducted through multiple regression techniques. The results indicate that agreeableness and extraversion negatively affect parenting stress, while openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism do not have a significant impact. These findings underscore the importance of understanding personality traits in managing parenting stress among working mothers. The implications of this study can be used to develop more effective interventions to support the mental health of working mothers.

Keywords: Parenting stress, openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism.

Author Biography

Sumedi Priyana Nugraha, Universitas Islam Indonesia

Sumedi P. Nugraha received his elementary education from 1967 to 1972, his junior secondary education from 1973 to 1975, and his senior secondary education from 1976 to 1979, all in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 1985, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. He earned a Master of Education degree in the management of distance education from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, in 1988. In 1995, he received a Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology, and in 1998, he obtained a Specialist Degree in Adult Education, both from Florida State University. Additionally, he earned certificates in Human Resource Development and Program Evaluation from the College of Education at Florida State University.

Sumedi P. Nugraha's professional career includes two years as an expert in test management and administration at the Examination Center and two years as a researcher in an evaluative study of Staff Development in Higher Education, all at the Indonesian Open Learning University in Jakarta, Indonesia. Since 2008, he has been teaching in the Department of Psychology at Universitas Islam Indonesia.

He was born on February 2, 1960, in Yogyakarta. He is married to Dewi H. Susilastuti, Ph.D., an expert in Urban Planning, and they have two children: Fahmi Adi Nugraha, born on May 20, 1992, and Nusaibah Edi Nugraha, born on April 21, 2000.

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Published

2024-08-29

Issue

VOL 13 NO 3 SEPTEMBER 2024

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