Self-worth pada Perempuan yang Pernah Terlibat Toxic Relationship

The Self-worth of Women in Toxic Relationship

Dengan menerapkan pendekatan fenomenologi, penelitian psikologi kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk memahami self-worth pada perempuan yang pernah menjalani hubungan toksik dan bagaimana mereka memutuskan untuk mengakhirinya. Data penelitian dijaring melalui wawancara mendalam semi-terstruktur dengan beberapa partisipan, yaitu tiga perempuan yang pernah mengalami dan mengakhiri hubungan tidak sehat. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) atas data penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hubungan tidak sehat, ketika masih berlangsung, ternyata meredam usaha (effort) dan kinerja (performance) para partisipan. Akibatnya, self-worth mereka cenderung rendah. Namun, dengan mengakhiri hubungan tidak sehat, para partisipan membebaskan effort dan performance mereka, sehingga mereka menikmati kenaikan self-worth dan mengalami perkembangan diri.

Using the phenomenological approach, this qualitative psychological study aims to understand the self-worth of women in toxic relationships and the decision they make to terminate them. Data for the study was collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with three women subjects, all of whom had experienced and ended a toxic relationship. The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) performed on the data suggested that ongoing toxic relationships inhibited the abilities and efforts of the subjects, thereby producing in them low levels of self-worth. However, after terminating the toxic relationships, the subjects began to experience a better self-worth and enjoy self-development.