Persepsi terhadap Kemampuan Komunikasi Interpersonal Orang Tua dengan Kecenderungan Kenakalan Remaja

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between perception of parent’s interpersonal communication ability with juvenile delinquency tendency. The hypothesis of this study is the perception of parent’s interpersonal communication ability have a negative correlation with juvenile delinquency tendency. Participants consisted of 100 male and female middle adolescent who studied in several senior high school in Yogyakarta. The Perception of Parent’s Interpersonal Communication Ability Scale (18 item) and The Tendency of Juvenile Delinquency Scale (25 item) were used in this study. Data were analyzed using Product Moment Pearson Correlation method with SPSS version 21. The result showed that the perception of parent’s interpersonal communication ability significantly has a negative correlation with juvenile delinquency tendency (r=-0,295, p<0,01).