Family communication patterns sebagai mediator antara empati dan konflik orang tua-anak pada remaja

  • Salfira Salsabilla Universitas Pancasila
  • Charyna Ayu Rizkyanti Universitas Pancasila
  • Yusuf Hadi Yudha Universitas Pancasila
Keywords: parent-child conflict, empathy, family communication pattern, adolescent, stay at home

Abstract

Abstract

The pandemic COVID-19 situation has made various activities changes, particularly with the implementation of the stay-at-home policy. One of the impacts is on the relationship between parents and children, such as the increased conflict between parents and children. In this research, we investigate how empathy in adolescents may give an impact conflict between parents and children frequency through family communication patterns. By using volunteer (opt-in) panels methods, a total of 566 adolescents (Mage = 17.21, SD = 1.82) completed questionnaire of Parental Environment Questionnaire (α = .86), Basic Empathy Scale (αaffective = .78, αcognitive = 0.75), and The Revised Family Communication Patterns (αconversation = .88, αconformity = 0.78) that has been translated into Bahasa Indonesia. The result showed that family communication patterns mediate the correlation between empathy in the adolescent with parent-child conflict. This research highlights the importance of empathy by having an open conversation among family members to reduce conflict between parent and child, particularly during the stay-at-home situation.

Keyword: Adolescent; empathy; family communication pattern; parent-child conflict; stay at home

Abstrak

Kondisi pandemi COVID-19 saat ini membuat berbagai aktifitas menjadi berubah terutama dengan diberlakukannya kebijakan stay at home. Salah satu dampak yang terjadi terkait dengan hubungan orang tua dan anak, seperti meningkatnya konflik antara orang tua dan anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh empati pada remaja dengan frekuensi konflik orang tua dan anak melalui family communication patterns yang diterapkan di dalam keluarga. Penelitian ini melibatkan 566 remaja (Musia = 17.21, SD = 1.82) yang dipilih menggunakan metode volunteer (opt-in) panels. Partisipan diminta mengisi kuesioner dengan alat ukur Parental Environment Questionnaire (α = .86), Basic Empathy Scale (αafektif = .78, αkognitif = 0.75), dan The Revised Family Communication Patterns (αconversation = .88, αconformity = 0.78) yang sudah diadaptasikan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa family communication patterns dapat menjadi mediator dalam hubungan antara empati pada remaja dengan konflik orang tua-anak. Penelitian ini menyoroti pentingnya empati yang ditunjukkan melalui komunikasi terbuka antara anggota keluarga untuk menurunkan konflik anak dan orang tua, terutama pada masa stay at home.

Kata kunci: Empati; family communication patterns; konflik orang tua-anak; remaja; stay at home  

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Author Biographies

Salfira Salsabilla, Universitas Pancasila
Faculty of Psychology and accredited A
Charyna Ayu Rizkyanti, Universitas Pancasila
Faculty of Psychology Accredited A
Yusuf Hadi Yudha, Universitas Pancasila
Faculty of Psychology & accredited A

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2022-04-01
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