Indonesian Short Story Perspective Environmental Psychology: Alternative Research of Psychology Literature

Abstract

In this study, Indonesian short story is explained from the environmental psychology perspective. The core of environmental psychology is human interaction with the environment, from the side of restoration or degradation. This research uses data source from Cerpen Pilihan Kompas 2015 [2016]. From this environmental psychology perspective, it is found that Indonesian short stories shows environmental conditions from the unhealthy side, for example the short story of “Anak ini Mau Mengencingi Jakarta?” by Ahmad Tohari. As for the environmental restoration side, it appears in the short story of “Liang Liu” by Utari. Short story of “Batu Lumut Kapas” by Gus TF Sakai tells about the environment and natural stone.