Parentless Community: Relationship between Self-Acceptance and Social Adjustment in Adolescents from Broken Home Families

Abstract

Adolescents need their parents to learn self-acceptance and build social relationships. However, some parents choose to separate and neglect their parental role. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-acceptance and social adjustment in broken home adolescents. The subjects in this study are 102 people with the criteria of adolescents aged 13-18 years and have divorced parents. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling method. Data collection tools using the Self- Acceptance Scale and Social Adjustment Scale. The results of the analysis with the product moment correlation test between Self-Acceptance and Social Adjustment in broken home adolescents showed a correlation coefficient value (R) = 0.552 with p = 0.010 (p ≤ 0.050). These results indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between self-acceptance and social adjustment. This study confirms the importance of self-acceptance in broken home adolescents to help them have good social adjustment. Self- acceptance can be a material in interventions in cases of broken home families.

Keywords: self-acceptance, social Adjustment, adolescent, broken home, parentless community