Dampak Psikologi dan Sosial Terhadap Kesehatan Mental Anak Korban Broken Home di Desa Hattu Kabupaten Maluku Tengah

Abstrak

Broken Home is often labeled as a child who is a victim of divorce by their parent, whereas in fact Broken Home is not only a child who comes from divorced parents, but also a child who comes from a disharmonious family. Divorce cases registered with the Religious High Court, in 2018 there were 164 Broken Home cases (Central Maluku District Data), this was also experienced by several children, especially in Hatu Village which was the research location. The purpose of this study was to discuss the psychological and social impacts on the mental health of children from Broken Home families (case study in Hattu Village). The background of this research is that there are still many children in Hatu Village who come from Broken Home families, mostly due to domestic violence (KDRT), after observation, there are several children who come from Broken Home families which definitely have an impact on their mental health which affects their daily behavior. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative research. In this study, there were 6 children who were victims of broken home from different families. The research instrument was an interview guide. The data collection techniques used in this study were in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The data validity uses triangulation technique, namely the data source. Meanwhile, the data analysis techniques used were data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the condition of a family that is not harmonious, unstable, broken (broken home) can lead to the development of an unhealthy personality in children. This form of mental health includes the emotional, responsibility and sociability aspects of the child. The forms of frustrating reactions shown by the informants were aggression, withdrawal, and compensation.