FAMILY SUPPORT AMONG STUDENTS WITH MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR

ABSTRACT Introduction : It is the tendency for some adolescence to be maladaptive. This behaviour is sometimes evident as infringement. This maladaptive behaviour in Indonesia is significant. Family as background plays the role in forming a teenagers’ behavior. The aim of this oral presentation is to disseminate a study exploring the correlation between family support and maladaptive behaviour among adolescence Method : The study was conducted using correlative-descriptive and cross-sectional method. The samples were 135 adolescence both male and female students in a Junior High School in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia. The tools were family support and maladaptive behaviour questionnaires developed by the researcher based on family support and maladaptive behaviour theories. The tools have pass the validity tests (family support questionnaire = 0,371-0,711 and maladaptive behaviour questionnaire = 0,615-0,866). Result : The results showed that 64% adolescence have adequate family support and 62,2% performed moderate maladaptive behavior. The result of Spearman Rank statistic test (α= 0,05 p value : 0,000) and the correlation coefisien was -0,528. Conclusion : There is a correlation between family support and students maladaptive behaviour. If family support is adequate, so students’s maladaptive behavior will decrease. Key words : Family Support, Maladaptive Behaviour, Adolescence Behaviou