Abstract
Changes in the role of couple occur when the couple divorced. The father who initially served as a family breadwinner, then also did the mother's task. The purpose of this study is to understand the role of fathers as single parents in parenting. A qualitative approach was used in this study. The research data were obtained from semi-structured interviews of four fathers who cared for their children under the age of 12 years. Thematic analysis is used to find emerging themes. Data validity is achieved by the member-checking technique. The results showed that as a single parent, fathers became caregivers, motivators, mentors, study companions, and child discipline reinforcers. The family and school provide support for fathers in carrying out the role of single parents. Being a single parent is felt as a burden by fathers. Father felt uncomfortable when required to do tasks that he considered to be women's duties when outside of the house. Keywords: fathering; single-parent; role adjustment; qualitative research.
Highlights
Perceraian keluarga Indonesia dari tahun ke tahun semakin meningkat
This study aimed to understand the role of single parent fathers in parenting
Using qualitative approach the research data were obtained from semistructured interviews of four fathers
Summary
Kata Kunci: pengasuhan ayah; orang tua tunggal; penyesuaian peran; penelitian kualitatif. Abstrak Perceraian menghadirkan perubahan peran pada pasangan suami istri. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memahami peran ayah sebagai orang tua tunggal dalam pengasuhan anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, jenis kualitatif deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan wawancara semi-terstruktur pada empat orang ayah yang mengasuh anak di bawah usia 12 tahun. Uji keabsahan data menggunakan teknik member checking. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ayah sebagai orang tua tunggal menjalankan peran sebagai pengasuh, pemberi motivasi, pembimbing, pendamping belajar, dan penegak disiplin anak. Menjadi orang tua tunggal dirasakan sebagai beban yang berat bagi ayah. Kendala dirasakan ayah ketika di luar rumah dan harus melakukan tugas-tugas yang dianggapnya sebagai tugas perempuan. Dukungan keluarga dan sekolah memiliki peran penting dalam menjalankan peran sebagai orang tua tunggal
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