SELF-ESTEEM PADA PEREMPUAN DEWASA AWAL PENYINTAS CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT

SELF-ESTEEM IN EARLY ADULT WOMEN SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT

Penyintas childhood maltreatment pada umumnya memiliki self-esteem yang rendah. Kondisi self-esteem yang rendah dapat menurunkan sumber daya dan mengalami kesulitan dalam menghadapi permasalahan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, dan memberikan dampak negatif terhadap kesehatan mental individu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji gambaran self-esteem perempuan dewasa awal penyintas childhood maltreatment. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif metode studi kasus, data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara mendalam. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis tematik. Partisipan penelitian ini adalah tiga perempuan dewasa awal penyintas childhood maltreatment. Penelitian ini menghasilkan lima tema yaitu: (1) gambaran self-esteem pada partisipan, (2) faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi self-esteem partisipan, (3) child maltreatment yang terjadi kepada partisipan, (4) dampak childhood maltreatment terhadap self-esteem partisipan, dan yang terakhir (5) proses pengembangan self-esteem partisipan. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa gambaran self-esteem pada setiap partisipan berbeda yang dipengaruhi oleh berbagai macam hal baik secara eksternal maupun secara internal.

Survivors of childhood maltreatment generally have low self-esteem. Low self-esteem conditions can reduce resources and experience difficulties in dealing with problems in everyday life and have a negative impact on individual mental health. This study aims to examine the self-esteem picture of early adult women survivors of childhood maltreatment. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews. The data analysis method used is thematic analysis. The participants in this study were three early adult women survivors of childhood maltreatment. This study produced five themes, namely: (1) self-esteem in participants, (2) factors that influence participant self-esteem, (3) child maltreatment that occurred to participants, (4) the impact of childhood maltreatment on self-esteem participants, and finally (5) process development of participant self-esteem. This study found that the self-esteem picture of each participant was different which was influenced by various things both externally and internally.