Avoidance Coping dan Kebermaknaan Hidup pada Lansia di Panti Werdha

Abstract

The life of the elderly in nursing homes is certainly different from the life they live with family at home. This requires adequate coping skills. The ability in coping strategies is very closely related to the ability to find meaning in life and achieve meaningful life. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between avoidance coping strategies and the meaningfulness of life in the elderly who live in nursing homes. Research data were gathered by spreading avoidance coping scale and meaningful life scale in 25 elderly people who lived in Panti Werdha Mojopahit, Mojokerto Regency, East Java. The elderly chosen as respondents of this study were determined by purposive sampling technique. The results of the analysis show that avoidance coping does not have significant relationship with meaningfulness of life in the elderly in nursing homes. The results of this study recommend, for further research, to collect data in a larger number of samples with random sampling techniques. This is expected to increase the generalization of the results of the study so that it is more representative.