Marital Quality and Parenting Stress

This study aimed to empirically examine the relationship between marital quality and parenting stress among parents. The hypothesis was that marital quality would be negatively associated with parenting stress. Parents with higher marital quality were expected to experience lower parenting stress, whereas parents with lower marital quality were expected to experience higher parenting stress. Participants were 205 married men and women with children. Marital quality and parenting stress were measured using the Indonesia Muslim Marital Quality Scale (IMMQS) and the Parental Stress Scale (PSS), respectively. The results showed a significant negative relationship between marital quality and parenting stress. Keywords: marital quality, parenting stress, parenting