Hubungan Aktivitas Komunikasi dengan Tingkat Keberdayaan Kader Posdaya di Kota dan Kabupaten Bogor
Abstract: Posdaya is an
integrated forum of friendship, communication, advocacy, and family
empowerment. Posdaya focuses on four fields, namely education, health,
entrepreneurship and environment. The study was administered using a
descriptive correlational research survey design by scrutinizing communication
activities and level of empowerment. The purposes of this study were: 1) to
describe the communication activities of Posdaya cadres in Bogor City and Bogor
Regency; 2) to describe the empowerment level of Posdaya cadres in Bogor City
and Bogor Regency; 3) to analyze the individual characteristics and
environmental factors associated with communication activities of Posdaya
cadres in Bogor City and Bogor Regency; 4) to analyze the individual
characteristics and environmental factors associated with the level of
empowerment of Posdaya cadres in Bogor City and Bogor Regency; and 5) to analyze the relationship between the
communication activities and level of empowerment of Posdaya cadres in Bogor
City and Bogor Regency. The samples of this study were 92 Posdaya cadres. The
data was processed and analyzed using t-test samples and rank Spearman
Correlation Formula. The results showed that: 1) there is a difference in terms
of level of education, level of experience, level of income, access to media,
and the role as companion between the cadres in Bogor City and Bogor Regency;
2) there is a difference on the use of communication media such as radio and
television between the cadres in Bogor City and Bogor Regency; 3) there is a
relation in terms of cognitive, affective and behavior aspects between
interpersonal activities, mediated communication, and communication in groups
and level of empowerment of Posdaya cadres.
Penulis: Sigit Pamungkas,
Amiruddin Saleh, Pudji Muljono
Kode Jurnal: jpkomunikasidd130558
