The Relationship of Mother's Self Efficacy with Cognitive Development and Age of Stunting Children in the Area of Kalirungkut Puskesmas City, Surabaya

Abstract

Background: Stunting can cause cognitive loss disorders. High and low self-efficacy of the mother can affect the cognitive development of the child. Cognitive processes are associated with adequate levels of intelligence of a person with a variety of interests. High and low self-efficacy of the mother can affect the cognitive development of the child. Objective: This study aims to find out the relationship of maternal self-efficacy with cognitive development in stunting children of toddler age in the Puskesmas Kalirungkut area of Surabaya. Methods: This study uses observational method with cross sectional research approach. The population of this study is mothers with stunting children of toddler age in the Kalirungkut Puskesmas area of Surabaya, sampling techniques using simple random sampling and a sample of 56 respondents. Instruments used on independent self-efficacy questionnaire variables; instruments used on dependent variables of capture scale observation sheets. Results: The data analysis used in this study is spearman's rho test with p-value (0.000) < α (0.05) means there is a relationship between maternal self-efficacy and cognitive development of the child. Conclusion: Mothers who have low self-efficacy on average do not have the will to provide healthy nutrition and physical activity for their child. Meanwhile, if the self-efficacy of the mother is high, it will increase the confidence of the mother in caring for and nurturing the child well. The implications of this research are so important for mothers to have a high sense of confidence in parenting so that the growth and development of a child can be optimal.