The Importance of Social Support for Adolescent’s Adjustment Capabilities of Indonesian Migrant Worker Family

Abstract

Adjustment is an ability to make satisfying relationships between individuals and the surrounding environment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship and influence of parenting style and social support on adolescent adjustment to Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) families. This research method uses non-probability sampling method with convenience sampling technique at 10 schools in Kesugihan District, Cilacap Regency, Central Java. This study involved 160 junior high school youth whose parents were migrant workers abroad. The index of the average parenting style of the mother is better than the index of the average parenting style of the father and the substitute caregiver. The social support from peers and teachers received by adolescents is in the low category. Adolescent adjustment to migrant worker families is in the moderate category. The results showed that the parenting styles of fathers, mothers, substitute caregivers, peer social support, and teachers had a significant positive relationship with adolescent self-adjustment as well as a significant positive effect on adolescent self-adjustment in PMI families.

Phenomenological Study on Religious Values Development in Children of Muslim Migrant Workers Families in Lombok Island

“…The preference for grandmothers as carers for migrant workers' families, especially female migrant workers, on Lombok Island is often due to their emotional closeness and perceived responsibility for parenting, much like a biological mother. Illanes' research underscores this notion by demonstrating that maternal grandmothers possess the capacity to take on the role of a mother and are seen as capable of filling the void left by the absence of a maternal figure (Hasanah & Alfiasari, 2023). Nulhaqim et al, 2023 research underscores grandmothers' significant influence on the development of migrant workers' children, emphasizing their efforts to foster positive mental health in their grandchildren and mold their character and behavior.…”