The Relationship between Peer Attachment and Emotion Regulation in Migrant Students in Yogyakarta

Abstract

In life as a migrant students, they will have new friendships so that there is an attachment. However, migrant students may experience various problems such as culture shock, demands for independence, and life changes that can trigger negative emotions such as anxiety, disappointment, and frustration. If students experience negative emotions that can trigger various problems, then these students do not have good emotion regulation skills. This study aims to determine the relationship between peer attachment and emotion regulation in migrant students in Yogyakarta. This study proposes the hypothesis that there is a relationship between peer attachment and emotion regulation in migrant students in Yogyakarta. The subjects in this study were 146 migrant students with an age range of 18-25 years. The data collection method used in this study used the Emotion Regulation Scale (Emotion Regulation Questionnaire) and the IPPA Scale (Parent and Peer Attachment Inventory). The data analysis technique used is to use product-moment correlation. Based on the results of data analysis, the correlation coefficient value (rxy) = 0.172 with p = 0.038 (p < 0.050) indicates that the hypothesis proposed in this study is accepted, namely that there is a relationship between peer attachment and emotional regulation in migrant students in Yogyakarta. The coefficient of determination (R2) value is 0.030 so it can be said that the contribution of peer attachment is 3% to emotional regulation and the remaining 97% is influenced by other factors.

Keywords: migrant students, peer attachment, emotion regulation