PERAN DUKUNGAN SOSIAL, KOPING RELIGIUS-ISLAMI DAN STRES TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN PASCA TRAUMA (POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH) PADA PENYINTAS GEMPA YANG MENGALAMI CACAT FISIK

On May 27 th 2006 many people death and injured caused by earthquake that occurred in the area of Bantul, Yogyakarta, left some unsolved problems to date. The disaster not only cause life and material lost but also job loss and/or various physical disabilities which in turn interfered with people productivity. This research aimed to study posttraumatic growth of earthquake survivors who become physically disabled through a social support moderation model, stress buffering model, and the role of coping as a mediating variable. This study also aimed to understand the role of subject�s independency and demographic variable on PTG and subject�s psychological dynamics in dealing with stressors. This study used combined approach, dominant-less dominant design (QUAN+qual), where qualitative method may be used to supplement data gathered through quantitative method. Participants of this study were people with physical disabilities (N=263: Men=105, Woman=158). The parameters used to test the model fitness were indices of chi square, significance probability, GFI, and RMSEA. AIC (Akaike�s Information Criterion) coefficients were used to compare between models. Five scales used in this study:The social support scale, stress scale, islamic-religious coping scale, independence/ADL performance scale and Modifified of PTGI (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory) and also demographic questionnaire. This study found that social support which served as a buffer (moderator) of the relationship between stress and coping was better than its moderating role on the relationship between stress and PTG and better than on its moderating role both paths of relationships, i.e. between stress and coping and between coping and PTG. This study�s findings give support that social support is the precursor to posttraumatic growth by influencing Islamic religious coping behavior. The study found three best interactions between types of stress and types of social supports: (1) activity support could cope with income-related stress so that it increased individual�s growt