This study aims to explore the psychological well-being of individuals who were blind in early adulthood (late blind), particularly to understand the changes and the antecedents of their psychological well-being. Two adults, aged 20-40 years, who were blind in early adulthood, had participated in this study. This is a qualitative phenomenological study. Data were analyzed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results showed that late blind brought several impacts on subjects. Both subjects identified a decreased communication skill, a reduced movement ability, and negative emotional response in the beginning of blindness as the antecedents of their psychological well-being. The increased of psychological well-being was obtained due to social support -in terms of emotional, informational, and instrumental support-from family, partner, friends, and community. Although both subjects applied different coping strategies, they both reported an increased psychological well-being after they reached self-acceptance dimension. This study revealed selfacceptance as initial dimension that helped subjects to reach other dimensions of psychological well-being: life goals, independence, environment mastery, personal growth, and positive relationships with others.Keywords: psychological well-being, blind, late blind, interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan mengeksplorasi kesejahteraan psikologis pada individu yang menjadi tunanetra di usia dewasa awal, dan secara khusus berupaya memahami perubahan dan anteseden dari kesejahteraan psikologis mereka. Subjek penelitian adalah dua orang berusia 20-40 tahun yangmengalami kebutaan di usia dewasa awal. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif yang menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologi. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan metode interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Kesejahteraan psikologis semua subjek mengalami perubahan akibat kebutaan yang dialaminya ketika usia dewasa awal. Di awal munculnya gejala, menurunnya kemampuan berkomunikasi, penurunan kemampuan mobilisasi, dan respon emosi negatif diungkap semua subjek sebagai anteseden menurunnya kesejahteraan psikologis mereka. Sedangkan peningkatan kesejahteraan psikologisdisebabkan oleh adanya dukungan sosial berupa dukungan emosi, informasi, dan instrumental yang bersumber dari keluarga, pasangan, teman, dan kelompok. Meskipun keduanya memiliki strategi coping yang berbeda, namun peningkatan kesejahteraan psikologis dapat dirasakan keduanya, setelah dimensi penerimaan diri berhasil diraihnya. Yang menarik adalah terungkapnya dimensi penerimaan diri sebagai dimensi awal yang membantu subjek dalam mencapai dimensi-dimensi kesejahteraan psikologis yang lain, yaitu tujuan hidup, kemandirian, penguasaan lingkungan, pertumbuhan personal, dan hubungan positif dengan orang lain.
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