Marital Dissolution in Postmodern Java, Indonesia: Does Early Marriage Increase the Likelihood to Divorce?

Widyastari, Dyah Anantalia; Isarabhakdi, Pimonpan; Vapattanawong, Patama; Völker, Marc

doi:10.1080/10502556.2020.1799308

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“…Furthermore, a previous study on the divorce experience of women in Java found that families in rural Javanese areas would more choose to marry their daughters at a young age than have them become 'perawan tua' (old maid), even if the marriage was unsuccessful and the girl became a widow (Widyastari, Isarabhakdi, Vapattanawong, & Völker, 2020).…”

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Tick tick boom: The rise of child marriage in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Julianto¹,

Kamsi²,

Haq³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Child marriage is a global phenomenon where one in six girls aged under 19 are married as child brides that are exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, in which girls are disproportionately affected by this practice. Therefore, this study aimed to provide reliable numbers of child marriages in Indonesia during the pandemic.Methods: Records from all 412 [Islamic] Religious Courts at the city/district level provided by the Supreme Court of The Republic of Indonesia were analysed, particularly the numbers of child marriage dispensation applications (bride and/or groom is below 19 years old) from 2019 to 2021.Results: New child marriage dispensation application numbers in 2019, 2020, and 2021 were 24,865, 64,225, and 62,890 cases, respectively, of which 2-4% of new applications were withdrawn every year. Up to 65% of new applications from 2019 to 2021 were consistently registered in six provinces in Java. However, the top-rank provinces with the rise of new applications in 2020 and 2021 when compared to records in 2019 were from outside Java, including Papua Barat, DI Aceh, Jambi, Maluku, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, and Bengkulu.Conclusions: The child marriages in Indonesia skyrocketed by 2.5 times during the pandemic, represented by the rise of new child marriage dispensation applications to the Religious Courts between 2020 and 2021.Policy implications: Stakeholders should consider socio-economic and psycho-cultural factors in planning child marriage intervention programs during the pandemic, including involving local/religious leaders, tightening the marriage dispensation process, and prioritising areas with high percentages of poverty and the girl population.

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Tick tick boom: The rise of child marriage in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Julianto¹,

Kamsi²,

Haq³

et al. 2022

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“…This study's findings indicate that most single mothers who are less than 20 years old were as many as 102 people (46.57%). The existence of young mothers aged less than 20 years is because they live on the coast where the occupation has a culture of early marriage as a legacy from their ancestors (Widyastari et al, 2020). The age of a too young single mother is a factor that causes them to be less ready to build a household, have children, and do parenting (Tyas & Tin, 2017).…”

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“…Furthermore, most mothers with the last education level of junior high school were 136 people (62.10%). The majority of young mothers are only junior high school graduates because they are married early by their parents, who believe that marrying young is the solution to life's problems, so there is no need for higher education (Widyastari et al, 2020). Education is influenced by age.…”

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“…The cause of single mothers due to divorce with their husbands was as many as 121 people (55.25%). The high level of divorce is also due to the coastal culture that identifies unmarried 16-year-old girls as old virgins who embarrass the family, so the family prefers to marry their daughter early with the girl's household's consequences lasting (Widyastari et al, 2020). Various types of problems and calamities that befall a family cause division in the family (Jonathan et al, 2020).…”

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Relationship of Parenting and Social Support for Working Single Mothers on the Provision of Balanced Nutrition and Nutritional Status of Early Childhood in Coastal Areas

Sary¹

2020

Al-ATHFAL J EDUC CHILD

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This study aimed to analyze parenting and social support relationships by working single mothers on balanced nutritious feeding and early childhood nutritional status. This is quantitative research with a cross-sectional design. This research was conducted in the coastal area of the Probolinggo Regency, consisting of 16 sub-districts. The population in this study was 247 single mothers who worked and had 3-year-old children. The sampling technique of this research is simple random sampling. The final sample in this study was 219 people. A short questionnaire measured the sociodemographic data of research respondents (age, last education, and maternal work). Questionnaires measured data on parenting and social support variables. A food recall sheet measured data on balanced nutritious feeding variables to see the food the mother gave to her child within a month. Nutritional status variable data is recorded using the observation sheet. The data analysis technique in this study was logistic regression. The results showed a link between parenting and social support by single mothers who work with balanced nutritious feeding and early childhood nutritional status in coastal areas. From the results of this study, it can be concluded that health education is needed for mothers who have children in early childhood to help them solve the problems they experience when knowing their child is malnourished. Therefore, cross-sectoral cooperation is needed to provide sustainable health education.

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“…Researches indicated that the timing of marriage affects both the quality of the marriage and the individual's well-being (Johnson et al 2017; Pekel-Uludağli 2017; Shaud & Asad 2020). For instance, it was reported that people who marry early have lower marital satisfaction (Demir 2014;Hajihasani & Sim 2019; Pekel-Uludağli & Akbaş 2019a) and a less stable (Lehrer & Chen 2013), more discordant marriage compared with individuals who marry later in life (Arshad et al 2014;Shaud & Asad 2020;Şener & Terzioğlu 2008), and also they are more likely to get divorced (Widyastari et al 2020). Individuals who undertake early adulthood roles such as marriage and having children have lower economic conditions because they do not receive adequate education (Falci et al 2010;Shpiegel & Cascardi 2018;Taylor 2009) and they are more likely to live in poverty in later years (Hamilton 2012).…”

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Perceived Physical and Psychological Health in Middle Adulthood : Links to Marital Satisfaction, Age of Marriage, and SES

Uludağlı

Pekçetin

2021

EJMH

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Background: The life course health development approach, as a new theoretical model relating to health, dwells on psychosocial factors as well as biological factors, and it proposes that the effects of developmental timing unfolding over one’s lifespan should be considered. Based on this theoretical model, as well as empirical studies relating to marriage and health, one of the psychosocial factors that may contribute to the health of middle-aged individuals is the marital relationship. Aims: The aim of this study – conducted with individuals in middle adulthood – is to investigate the relationships between marital satisfaction, age at the time of marriage, SES (socioeconomic status) and psychological and physical health. Method: Data was collected from middle-aged individuals between 40–69 years in Turkey (160 women and 142 men). The World Health Organization Quality of Life Measurement Tool, Brief Symptom Inventory, Marriage Life Scale, and a Demographic Information Form were used to assess the participants’ perceived physical and psychological health, their marital satisfaction, their age of marriage, and SES. Results: A path analysis indicated that the age of marriage was positively related, and perceived psychological health problems were negatively related to perceived physical health. Both marital satisfaction and SES were negatively related to perceived psychological health problems. Upon examination of the mediator role of psychological health problems and SES, it was observed that both marital satisfaction and SES were related to perceived physical health through perceived psychological health problems. Also, the age of marriage was related to perceived psychological health problems via SES. Conclusion: The findings showed that marriage is an important component in the evaluation of perceived health in middle age; individuals are healthier when they get married at a more mature age and have a positive marital relationship.

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Marital Dissolution in Postmodern Java, Indonesia: Does Early Marriage Increase the Likelihood to Divorce?

Cited by 15 publications

References 40 publications

Tick tick boom: The rise of child marriage in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tick tick boom: The rise of child marriage in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Relationship of Parenting and Social Support for Working Single Mothers on the Provision of Balanced Nutrition and Nutritional Status of Early Childhood in Coastal Areas

Perceived Physical and Psychological Health in Middle Adulthood : Links to Marital Satisfaction, Age of Marriage, and SES

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