Coping Skills And Psychosocial Adjustments Among Parents Of Children With Learning Disabilities (LD) ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 18 (2), July - December 2017: XX-XX ORIGINAL ARTICLE COPING SKILLS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENTS AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (LD) Dzalani Harun*, Emy Yew**, Mahadir Ahmad***, Nur Sakinah Baharudin^ *Program of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; **Program of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; ***Program of Health Psychology, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; ^Program of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Abstract Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between coping skills and psychosocial adjustments among parents of children with LD. Method: A cross-sectional study with a convenience sampling method was applied to a total of 87 parents of children with LD from four non-government community rehabilitation centers. They were measured using a validated Malay version of the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale (F-COPES) for coping skills. The Modified Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale-Self-Report (PAIS-SR) was used to measure parents’ psychosocial adjustments. Results: A Spearman’s rho showed a correlation between total coping skills and psychosocial adjustments scores among parents (r s = -0.43, p<0.01). The analysis showed that seeking social support (r s = -0.33, p<0.05), reframing (r s = -0.25, p<0.01), seeking spiritual support (r s = -0.30, p<0.05), and mobilizing to acquire and accept help (r s = -0.33, p<0.05) have significant correlations to the total score of PAIS-SR. Conclusion: The study suggested that parents with better psychosocial adjustment develop better coping skills. Therefore, strategies to improve coping skills and psychosocial adjustment should be considered for parents of learning disabilities. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 18 (2): July – December 2017: XX XX. Keywords: Parents with LD, Parenting, Stress, Family, Health Introduction According to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD), learning disabilities refers to “a heterogeneous group of disorders shown by significant difficulties in learning and the use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning or mathematical abilities. The e disorders are intrinsic to the individual, presumed to be due to central nervous system dysfunction, and may occur across the life span. Problems in self-regulatory behaviours, social perception, and social interaction may exist with learning disabilities but do not, by themselves, constitute learning disabilities. Although learning disabilities may occur concomitantly with other disabilities, e.g. sensory irment,