The Moderating Role of Timespan since Parental Divorce on The Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Anxiety.

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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue III, March 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Moderating Role of Timespan since Parental Divorce on The Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Anxiety.

Narendra Bayutama Wibisono, Saiful, Sabar Napitupulu

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Abstract: This study aims to find out the relationship between self-compassion and anxiety on how young adults experience divorce from both parents. The total number of participants was 66 people and young adults aged 18-25 years. Compassion is measured using the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF), anxiety is measured using the State-Trait anxiety Inventory Trait Scale (STAI-T). The results showed that there was a significant negative relationship between self-compassion and anxiety in young adults who experienced divorce from both parents. Then it was found that anxiety was higher in participants who had taken an undergraduate or diploma education compared to participants who had just taken high school education and equivalent.

Keywords: Self-compassion, anxiety, trait anxiety, parental divorce, emerging adults, timespan

I. PRELIMINARY

The trend of divorce in Indonesia is increasing every year. In 2018, Indonesia’s divorce rate reached 408,202 cases, an increase of 9% compared to the previous year. The biggest cause of divorce in 2018 was constant disputes and quarrels with 183,085 cases. Economic factors ranked second with 110,909 cases. While other problems are husband/wife leaving (17.55%), domestic violence (2.15%) and getting drunk (0.85%) (Jayani, 2020). This is certainly a fact that is quite worrying regarding the condition of the family in Indonesian society.
The family according to Hill (1998) is a household that is related by blood or marriage or provides the implementation of basic instrumental functions and expressive functions of the family for its members who are in a network. In terms of family membership, the family can be divided into two groups: the nuclear family and the extended family. According to Mattessich and Hill (1987), the family is a group that has very close kinship, residence, or emotional relationships that exhibit four things (i.e. intimate interdependence, maintaining selected boundaries, being able to adapt to change and maintaining identity). all the time, and doing family chores).