标题:Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dukungan sosial, pola komunikasi, pengambilan keputusan, dan kesejahteraan subjektif keluarga; hubungan antarvariabel penelitian; dan variabel yang mempengaruhi pola komunikasi, pengambilan keputusan, dan kesejahteraan keluarga jarak jauh. Penelitian ini melibatkan 75 keluarga yang dipilih secara snowball . Data dianalisis secara deskriptif, uji korelasi Pearson, dan uji regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keluarga memperoleh dukungan sosial yang tinggi dari keluarga inti dan sedang dari keluarga besar dan teman. Pola komunikasi antara partisipan dengan pasangan dan anaknya berada pada kategori tinggi. Pola komunikasi berhubungan signifikan dengan pendapatan per kapita keluarga dan kontribusi pendapatan istri. Pola komunikasi dipengaruhi oleh dukungan sosial. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa s ebagian besar keputusan dalam keluarga diambil bersama meskipun dalam keluarga jarak jauh. Pengambilan keputusan dipengaruhi oleh jumlah anggota keluarga. Berdasarkan indikator kesejahteraan objektif dan subjektif, sebagian besar keluarga tergolong sejahtera. Kesejahteraan subjektif keluarga dipengaruhi oleh dukungan sosial dan pola komunikasi. Communication Patterns, Decision Making, and Family Well-being of Long Distance: Case in Family of Graduate Students Abstract This research was to analyze social support, communication patterns, decision making, and family well-being; the correlation among research variables; and variables that influence to communication patterns, decision making, and family well-being of long distance family. This research involved 75 families that were selected by snowball sampling. Data was analyzed by descriptive, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple linear regression. Results showed that families had high social support from nuclear family and moderate social support from big family and friends. Comunication pattern between participants with their couple and child in high category. Comunication pattern correlated significantly with family’s income per capita and contribution of wife’s income. Communication pattern was influenced by social support. Results also indicated that most decision in family was taken together although they are long distance family. Decision making was influenced by amount of family members. Based on objective and subjective family well-being indicator, most family had high level of welfare. Subjective well-being was influenced by social support and communication pattern. Keywords: long distance family, communication patterns, decision making, family well-being
摘要:Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dukungan sosial, pola komunikasi, pengambilan keputusan, dan kesejahteraan subjektif keluarga; hubungan antarvariabel penelitian; dan variabel yang mempengaruhi pola komunikasi, pengambilan keputusan, dan kesejahteraan keluarga jarak jauh. Penelitian ini melibatkan 75 keluarga yang dipilih secara snowball . Data dianalisis secara deskriptif, uji korelasi Pearson, dan uji regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keluarga memperoleh dukungan sosial yang tinggi dari keluarga inti dan sedang dari keluarga besar dan teman. Pola komunikasi antara partisipan dengan pasangan dan anaknya berada pada kategori tinggi. Pola komunikasi berhubungan signifikan dengan pendapatan per kapita keluarga dan kontribusi pendapatan istri. Pola komunikasi dipengaruhi oleh dukungan sosial. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa s ebagian besar keputusan dalam keluarga diambil bersama meskipun dalam keluarga jarak jauh. Pengambilan keputusan dipengaruhi oleh jumlah anggota keluarga. Berdasarkan indikator kesejahteraan objektif dan subjektif, sebagian besar keluarga tergolong sejahtera. Kesejahteraan subjektif keluarga dipengaruhi oleh dukungan sosial dan pola komunikasi. Communication Patterns, Decision Making, and Family Well-being of Long Distance: Case in Family of Graduate Students Abstract This research was to analyze social support, communication patterns, decision making, and family well-being; the correlation among research variables; and variables that influence to communication patterns, decision making, and family well-being of long distance family. This research involved 75 families that were selected by snowball sampling. Data was analyzed by descriptive, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple linear regression. Results showed that families had high social support from nuclear family and moderate social support from big family and friends. Comunication pattern between participants with their couple and child in high category. Comunication pattern correlated significantly with family’s income per capita and contribution of wife’s income. Communication pattern was influenced by social support. Results also indicated that most decision in family was taken together although they are long distance family. Decision making was influenced by amount of family members. Based on objective and subjective family well-being indicator, most family had high level of welfare. Subjective well-being was influenced by social support and communication pattern. Keywords: long distance family, communication patterns, decision making, family well-being