Stress coping individu lanjut usia dipanti wredha dalam menghadapi loneliness

Susanty, Evy (2006) Stress coping individu lanjut usia dipanti wredha dalam menghadapi loneliness. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Tarumanagara.

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Abstract

Older people who live in institution are put by their family purposely or may don't have any family anymore. On the other hand, there may some older people who choose to live in institution by their own will due to lack of harmony in family members. They feel lost of emotional support from their family and experience stress of loneliness eventually. Accordingly, the aim of this research is to find out the stress coping done by older people in institution to overcome their loneliness as well as the effectiveness of the stress coping which they have done. This research use Lazarus” stress coping theory and Peplau & Perlman's loneliness theory. The methods used including interview and observation. The respondents are 3 older men and 3 older women with age vary from 60 till 69 years old. Data collection was clone iri institution for 2 months started at January, 26th until March, 25th 2006. The result shows that the main cause of loneliness felt by older people are the limitation on their relationship or even no relation at all with the other family members. In order to overcome their loneliness, they used emotional focus coping especially by distancing and self-control. Coping used by older people is effective to overcome their loneliness and they did the same way if the loneliness come back. Social interaction and thinking to the future can avoid them from loneliness.

Item Type: Thesis (Skripsi)
Subjects: Skripsi/Tugas Akhir > Fakultas Psikologi
Divisions: Fakultas Psikologi > Psikologi
Depositing User: Admin Fakultas Psikologi
Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2019 06:48
Last Modified: 07 Feb 2019 06:48
URI: http://repository.untar.ac.id/id/eprint/10383

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