E-ISSN 2240-0524 ISSN 2239-978X Journal of Educational and Social Research www.richtmann.org Vol 11 No 6 November 2021 247 . Research Article © 2021 Alsa1 et al. This is an open access article licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) Received: 19 July 2021 / Accepted: 13 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021 Psychological Well-being of Mothers with Autistic Children Asmadi Alsa 1 Rila Sovitriana 1 Agustina Ekasari 1 Endri Endri 2* 1 Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia 2 Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta 11650, Indonesia *Corresponding Author DOI: https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2021-0144 Abstract Severe stress and depression are common phenomena among mothers of children diagnosed with autism. As a consequence, adequate support becomes necessary in ensuring balanced mental health. Furthermore, religiosity and resilience are key factors influencing psychological well-being development, particularly for mothers, related to self-acceptance, personal development, life goals, understanding of the environment, independence, and positive relationships. Therefore, the objective of this research was to examine the theoretical model of religiosity's effect on psychological well-being with resilience as a mediator for mothers with autistic children in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi. The purposive sampling technique was applied to 184 respondents with a psychological scale. Also, structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to assess relevant data, using analysis of moment structure (AMOS v.24). The results were reported to successfully and empirically matched the study objectives. These observations showed mothers in this circumstance were expected to intensely develop resilience by religiosity commitment, and therefore, instigating a very significant psychological well-being. Keywords: Psychological well-being, autistic children, religiosity, resilience 1. Introduction Autism, otherwise referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is described as a complex progressive condition among children, instigating communication, social interactions, and behavioral disabilities. The general symptoms include impediments in cognitive, language, character, and societal relations. Hooley et al. (2017) identified the ailment as a neurobiological developmental disorder involving a wide variety of challenging conducts, both chronic and lifelong. Moreover, the sickness appears complicated, and without any precise source. The majority of the cases are probably due to genetic susceptibility, triggered by certain environmental factors, including infection (rubella, cytomegalovirus), pregnancy, chemicals (food preservatives, coloring, flavorings, and other cooking additives), as well as pollutants, e.g. lead, or mercury from fish contaminated with mercury as a