Keluarga B40: Tekanan dan Kekuatan: B40 Family: Stress and Strength

Zarinah  Arshat; Farah Syuhada  Pai; Zanariah  Ismail

Authors

Zarinah Arshat Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Farah Syuhada Pai Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Zanariah Ismail Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Kekangan kewangan, tekanan, komunikasi, pengurusan kewangan, sokongan sosial Economic strain, stress, parenting stress, communication, financial management, social support

Abstract

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tekanan dan kekuatan responden dalam kalangan keluarga B40. Seramai sepuluh orang responden berbangsa Melayu dari kawasan bandar dan luar bandar negeri Melaka yang memenuhi kriteria (suami atau isteri dari keluarga B40 dan mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya seorang anak berumur tiga hingga enam tahun) telah dipilih melalui kaedah persampelan bertujuan. Kesemua responden telah ditemubual secara bersemuka menggunakansoalanpanduan. DatatelahdianalisismenggunakanQSRNVivo8. Berdasarkan tema yang didasarkan oleh naratif, tiga tema tekanan telah dikenal pasti iaitu tekanan ekonomi, tekanan emosi dan tekanan keibubapaan. Hasil kajian juga mendapati terdapat tiga tema kekuatan seperti komunikasi, pengurusan kewangan dan sokongan sosial. Rumusan dan cadangan juga dibincangkan dalam artikel ini.

This study aims to identify the stress and strength of the respondents among B40 family. A total of ten Malay respondents from the urban and rural areas of Melaka who meet the criteria (husband or wife of B40 family and have at least one child aged three to six years old) were selected through a purposive sampling method. All respondents were interviewed face-to-face using guide questions. Data were analyzed using QSR NVivo 8. Based on a grounded by narrative, three stress themes have been identified namely economic strain, emotional stress and parenting stress. The findings also found that there are three strengths themes such as communication, financial management and social support. Summary and suggestions are also discussed in this article.