Relationship between Social Support and Subjective Well Weing for the Elderly at Binjai Elderly Social Service Unit

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan antara dukungan sosial denan subjective well being pada lansia yang berada di UPT. Pelayanan Sosial Lanjut Usia, Binjai. Menggunakan metode kuantitatif yaitu menggunakan pendekatan korelasi. Dalam penelitian ini teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling dengan sampel penelitian berjumlah 42 orang lansia. Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini adalah adanya hubungan positif antara dukungan sosial dengan subjective well being pada lansia. Alat pengumpulan data yang dilakukan menggunakan skala dukungan sosial dan skala subjective well being, serta dianalisa menggunakan teknik korelasi product moment. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini bahwa hipotesis penelitian diterima, yang berarti terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara dukungan sosial dengan subjective well being (rxy = 0,817) dengan tarif signifikansi 0,000 < 0,010. Yang artinya semakin tinggi dukungan sosial maka akan semakin tinggi subjective well being, dan sebaliknya. Konstribusi dukungan sosial terhadap subjective well being adalah sebesar 66,7% (r²= 0,667 sisanya (33,3%) dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini.The purpose of this research is to involve the relationship between social support and subjective well being in the elderly who are in UPT. Pelayanan Sosial Lanjut Usia, Binjai. Using a quantitative method that is using the correlation approach. In this research the sampling technique used purposive sampling technique with a sample of 42 elderly people. The hypothesis in this research is that there is a positive relationship between social support and subjective well being in the elderly. Data collection tools were carried out using the social support scale and the subjective well being scale and were analyzed using the product moment correlation technique. Based on the result of data analysis obtained in this study that the research hypothesis is accepted, which means there is a significant relationship between social support and subjective well being (rxy = 0,817) with a significance rate of 0,000 < 0,010. Which means the higher the social support, the higher the subjective well being, and vice versa. The contribution ol social support and subjective well being is 66,7% (r²= 0,667 the rest (33,3%) is influenced by other factors not examined in this study