Dampak kekerasan orang tua terhadap perkembangan anak :: Penelitian kualitatif deskriptif

PIUS, Prof.Dr. Endang Ekowarni

2007 | Tesis | S2 Psikologi Perkembangan

Penelitian kualitatif untuk mengetahui dan menggali secara mendalam tentang peristiwa kekerasan yang dialami oleh anak sebagai korban kekerasan orang tua di Jayapura Papua. Kekerasan terhadap anak di Papua dilatarbelakangi oleh faktor budaya yaitu kebiasaan Ayah untuk minum minuman keras sampai mabuk dan melakukan kekerasan terhadap istri dan anak-anaknya. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara mendalam terhadap sepuluh anak korban kekerasan orang tua dan dilakukan perekaman dengan tape recorder. Penelitian ini juga menggunakan observasi terhadap aktivitas kehidupan subjek, termasuk pada pelaksanaan perayaan natal bersama di Yayasan Masirey, anak-anak mendapatkan hadiah natal berupa pakaian dan alat tulis. Pengumpulan data mulai tanggal 08 November 2006 sd. 30 Desember 2006. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa banyak jenis kekerasan yang dilakukan orangtua, baik yang berupa kekerasan fisik, psikis, ekonomi dan sosial. Pelaku kekerasan adalah ayah kandung, ayah tiri, tetapi ibu juga melakukan. Anak laki-laki maupun anak perempuan juga menjadi korban kekerasan. Dampak kekerasan yang dialami anak berupa luka fisik bahkan cacat, luka bathin, kehilangan kesempatan sekolah yang kesemuanya sangat menghambat perkembangan anak. Oleh karena itu sangat diperlukan pendampingan psikologis serta keterlibatan semua pihak untuk memahami hak anak agar anak memperoleh perlindungan dari berbagai tindak kekerasan

The objective of this qualitative-descriptive study was to find out and examine the incidences of violence experienced by children as the victims of violence committed by parents in Jayapura Papua. Violence against children in this region is related to the cultural factor in the region in which the fathers have a custom to consume strong drinks to the level of being drunk during which they committed violence against their wives and children. The methods used in collecting data were in-depth interview, for ten violence victims committed by the parents, and recording, using tape recorder. This study was also equipped with observation guidelines used by the researchers when carrying out direct observations on the activities of subjects such as when they gathered with groups of street children, when they worked as porters in market places, and when they came home from school. The researchers also accompanied the victims during the Christmas celebration at the Masirey Foundation and they received Christmas presents in the forms of clothes and stationeries. The collection of data was started from November 8 2006 to December 30 2006. Result of research indicate that a lot of violence type, both for in the form of physical violence, psychological, economics and social. Violence perpetrator is father contain the stepfather, but mother also. Boy and also daughter also become the violence victim. Affect the natural by violence of child in the form of physical hurt even handicap, traumatic, losing time of school which is all the very pursuing of child growth. Therefore very psychological adjacent needed and also involvement of all party to comprehend the children right to obtain;get the protection from various act of violence.

Kata Kunci : Kekerasan Orang Tua,Perkembangan Anak, parents violence, child abuse, children development, violence impacts