Characteristics of Wisdom According to Four Stages of Development (Adolescent, Young, Middle Adult and Old Age)

Abstract

The many problems in society cannot be separated from the role of wisdom in individual. This is because people who have wisdom will think and act appropriately, so that harmony in the environment is maintained. The long-term purpose of this research was obtaining the Indonesian version of the Wisdom measurement tool. Then the results will be taken into consideration for the gain an Indonesian version of the measurement tool, which is in accordance with Indonesian values and culture. This study took a sample of adolescent, young adults, middle adults, and old age people, starting with eliciting the answers to the characteristics of wisdom (stage I, a total of 345 respondents) according to adolescent (12-20 years old), young adults (21-40 years old), middle adults (41-60 years old) and the elderly (61-90 years old). Furthermore, in stage II (328 respondents), the distribution of characteristics questionnaires that have been summarized from the four age groups. Data processing in this study uses the method of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Twenty-five items are obtained, which are grouped into three factors that influence wisdom: (1) Think smart; (2) Positive Personality; (3) Reliability in Acting.