Abstract :
level of parenting stress than parents with normal children, because children with special
needs need more attention and special treatment. One of the factors that can affect stress
levels is the quality of marriage. A couple of husband and wife with a quality marriage will
have good communication and interaction between the two so that the stress of parenting can
decrease. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of the two variables. This
research was conducted with a quantitative method using quota sampling data with 80
subjects who had children with special needs. Subjects were measured using a scale of 63
items modified from the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and the quality of the marriage scale of
Allendorf & Ghimire (2013). The data is analyzed correlatively using the momment Pearson
product. The results of this study indicate that the quality of marriage and parenting stress
have a significant negative relationship with the value (r = -293; p = 0.008), where when
parents have a good quality of marriage the stress of parenting will be lower. In addition, the
results of this study are expected to increase knowledge for parents to be able to maintain the
quality of their marriage in order to minimize the stress of parenting they can experience.