• The Journal of Special Children Education
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.125-153
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of perception on parental efficacy and happiness and correlation between parental efficacy and happiness of mothers of elementary school students with disabilities. Method: To this end, 218 mothers of elementary school students were asked to complete two questionnaires on parenting efficacy and happiness. Results: First, the mothers of elementary school students with disabilities showed a positive level of parenting efficacy. As well, there were significant differences according to sociodemographic variables such as child's gender, type of career, parent's education participation frequency, and school life satisfaction. Second, the level of happiness of mothers of elementary school students with disabilities was normal. As well, there were significant differences according to child's gender, mother's age, type of career, and school life satisfaction. Third, there were significant correlation between parenting efficacy and happiness. Conclusion: Based on these results, it was necessary to develop the various parent education programs to support the understanding of mother's parenting efficacy and perception of happiness, and to support the family raising children with disabilities to improve mother's parenting efficacy and happiness do.