The Concept of Family’s Harmony in Multiple Cultural Settings, What About the Family Harmony With Autism Children in Indonesia? A Literature Study

Abstract

Purposes: This literature review aims to systematically examine antecedents or factors that influence the outcomes of and to describe the dynamics of family harmony as a state. Therefore, the research questions behind this review are as follows: What factors are known to influence or predict the harmony of families with autistic children? What outcomes are known to be associated with family harmony? and What about the models of family harmony? Method: This study uses Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis for Protocols 2015 (PRISMA-P 2015) as a guideline. Search strategy in this study employs four electronic databases resources, namely Garuda Ristekdikti, ScienceDirect, ERIC, and psycINFO. Results: Among 15 articles which have been analyzed, there were 8 articles with quantitative study design and 1 article employing mixed-method study design. The rest of the six qualitative articles were correlation studies and four articles on family harmony models. Applications/Originality/Value: The conclusion from this research are the theories about family harmony (including determinants, influencing factors, aspects) are obtained through qualitative study with in depth interview and quantitative studyin families with different settings. Both studies, qualitative and quantitative study found yet about family harmony with autism children in Indonesia. Models of family harmony from qualitative study are obtained using in depth interview methods and from quantitative study are obtained by distributing questionaires to several families. These methods were approached by using the family role theory, interaction in family, and family relation theory. Research context and setting are dominant factors to determinate the models of family harmony.