Descriptive Study of The Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Single Women

Nanik, Nanik (2024) Descriptive Study of The Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Single Women. In: The 1st International Conference of Healthy Living (Incoheliv) Urban Healthy Living in Family, Educational, Industrial, Organizational, Social, and Clinical Settings, May 23th-24th, 2024, Faculty of Psychology University of Surabaya.

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Abstract

Purpose: This research explored the perceived advantages and disadvantages of being single women in order to better understand the infl uencing factors of single women’s psychological well-being, especially in Indonesia. Method: Research respondents were 128 respondents in four groups of 25-70 years of age, consisting of 41 single women, 49 married women, 13 single men, and 25 married men. Data collection was conducted with purposive incidental sampling. Measurement was conducted using an open questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted in two stages: (1) listing all results, then grouping and categorizing with quantitative content analysis; and (2) conducting descriptive statistical comparison means one-way anova and crosstab (chi-square). Result: Results on perceived advantages showed diff erences in means and signifi cant association (average p < 0.05) on: (1) giving life for family and free for relationship with work; (2) being self, enjoy life, more interesting with religion; (3) being self with age; (4) on free to travel with sex; (5) focus on education with culture background; (6) free travel, more interesting, and focus on education with four diff erent categories. Results on perceived disadvantages also showed diff erences in means and signifi cant association (average p < 0.05) on: (1) well-being threatening social treatment with age; (2) moral pressure with cultural background. Conclusion: Perceived advantage of being single women indicated that the appreciation of single women already existed and could be considered as a way in anticipating the impact of perceived disadvantage on the psychological well-being of single women. This condition should be studied further in future research.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	advantages; disadvantages; single women
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Ester Sri W. 196039
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2024 01:39
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2024 01:40
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/46898

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