Kualiti Perkahwinan, Keutuhan Keluarga dan Pencapaian Anak di Sarawak : Marital Quality, Family Strength and Child Achievement in Sarawak

Zarinah  Arshat; Cecelia Anak  Pana

Authors

Zarinah Arshat Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Cecelia Anak Pana Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Marital quality, family strength, social competency, self-esteem

Abstract

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan perkaitan antara kualiti perkahwinan dan keutuhan keluarga dengan pencapaian anak di Sarawak. Seramai 127 orang ibu yang mempunyai anak berusia tujuh hingga sembilan tahun telah dipilih melalui teknik pensampelan berkelompok. Kualiti perkahwinan telah diukur dengan menggunakan Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale dan keutuhan keluarga dinilai dengan menggunakan Australian Inventory of Family Strength. Kompetensi sosial dan estim diri anak telah diukur menggunakan Social Competence Scale dan Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Hasil kajian menunjukkan kebanyakan responden mempunyai kualiti perkahwinan dan keutuhan keluarga yang sederhana. Kebanyakan responden juga mempersepsikan bahawa anak mereka mempunyai tahap kompetensi sosial dan estim diri yang sederhana. Analisis data menunjukkan bahawa anak yang mempunyai tahap kompetensi sosial yang tinggi mempunyai ibu bapa yang bahagia dalam perkahwinan mereka. Hasil kajian memberi implikasi bahawa kualiti perkahwinan mempengaruhi kompetensi sosial anak.

The study aims to determine the relationship between marital quality and family strength with achievement of children in Sarawak. A total of 127 mothers with children aged seven to nine years old were selected through cluster sampling technique. The marital quality was measured using the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and family strength was assessed using the Australian Inventory of Family Strength. Child’s social competency and self-esteem were measured using the Social Competence Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The findings show that most of the respondents have moderate quality of marital quality and family strength. Most of the respondents also perceived that their children have a moderate level of social competence and self- esteem. Data analysis showed that children with high level of social competence have a happy parent in their marriage. The outcome of the study implies that the quality of marriage affects the child's social competence.