Psychological Well-Being of Mothers who are Members of the Movement Empowerment and Family Welfare: A Preliminary Study

Abstract

This study discusses the preliminary study on the psychological well-being (PWB) of mothers who are members of the movement empowerment and family welfare. This study aimed (1) to obtain a profile of mothers PWB, (2) to describe each dimension of PWB consists of autonomy, positive relations with others, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life and self-acceptance in the mother, (3) to obtain a profile PWB based on level of education and marital status. Respondents of this study were 228 mothers aged between 32 years to 63 years. This research method is survey research design. The results showed that (1) profile of mothers PWB in 3 villages (kelurahan) in Bekasi, was 29.8% in the high category, 67.9% moderate and 2.3% in the low category. (2) a description of the each dimensions of PWB shows the dimensions of autonomy 59% in the low category, the dimensions of positive relations with others 76% in the low category, the dimension of mastery of the environment 50% in the medium category, dimensions of personal growth 65% in the moderate category, dimensions purpose of life 51% in the middle category, and dimension of self-acceptance 76% in the middle category. (3) profile PWB based on level of education were 97% senior high in the low category and undergraduate education were 43% in the high category. Meanwhile, PWB based on marital status showed that married status showed 29% in the high category and widowed 34% in the high category.

Keywords: psychological well-being, autonomy, positive relations with others, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life, self-acceptance.