Hubungan Antara Kecemasan dengan Penyesuaian Diri pada Orang-orang Lanjut Usia
Abstract: Objective of this
research is to find the influence of anxiety on personal adjustment among
elderly. Elderly with high level of anxiety about their present and future well
being had difficult experience in their personal adjustment. It was
hypothesized that there would be a negative relationship between anxiety and
personal adjustment among elderly. The more they felt anxiously, their personal
adjustment would be worse. On the other hand, the less they felt anxiously,
their personal adjustment would be better. There were 70 elderly aged 56+
participated in this research. They were from Karangwaru Yogyakarta. Two
instruments were used i.e. Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (T-MAS) and the
Personal Adjustment Scale. The product moment correlation statistical analysis
revealed that ncy • -.647, p<.000. It meant that the anxiety variable
influenced significantly the personal adjustment among elderly. That influence
was about 41.8%. It was a warned influence. It was recommended that the
Karangwaru local government should provide a convenient place for those elderiy
to communicate to each other pleasantly and to consult their
physical-psychological-social problems toward some professionals i.e.
physician, nutritionist, and psychologist.
Penulis: Muslimah Zahro Romas
Kode Jurnal: jppsikologikepribadiandd100051
