POLA KOMUNIKASI ORANGTUA TUNGGAL DALAM MEMBENTUK KEMANDIRIAN ANAK (KASUS DI KOTA YOGYAKARTA)

Abstract

Communication is one of aspect that can be considered in transforming children’s independency. The aims of this research are: (1) examining communication pattern of single parents in transforming children’s independency; (2) analyzing the correlation between surroundings and the characteristic of single parents to communication pattern; (3) analyzing the correlation between surroundings and the characteristic of single parents to children’s independency. This research employed qualitative approach and survey method by collecting data through ques- tionnaire with 25 single parents who are determined by having legal documents issuing by Yogyakarta Religious Court, in-depth interviewed with 10 single parents. Then, data is analyzed descriptively. The results of this research showed that: (1) the interaction and transaction com- munication pattern played a dominant role in transforming children’s independency by internalizing consciousness to be independent and giving children some training; (2) there is no correla- tion between surroundings factor and communication pattern but there is correlation between the characteristic of single parents and communication pattern; (3) there is correlation between surroundings factor and the characteristic of single parents to children’s independency.