Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-4 | Issue-04 | 290-298
Original Research Article
Self-Acceptance of Adult Women Early Post-Divorce
Eryanti Novita, Nafeesa, Erlina Sari Siregar
Published : April 30, 2019
Abstract
This study aims to find out the acceptance of early adult women post-divorce. To see the stages of self-acceptance in
respondents of this study using the theory of Kubler Roos (1969). The results of the study show that both respondents
have the characteristics of individuals who have self-acceptance of having a positive picture of themselves, can manage
and tolerate with frustration and anger, can interact with others without hostile criticism, and can regulate emotional state.
At the level of acceptance, there is a similarity in the respondent's acceptance process. Although the first respondent was
easier and fast-paced in the self-acceptance process compared to the second respondent. This difference is because the
first respondent gets good social support from the family, especially from the first respondent, the first respondent's
mother always motivated and embraced the first respondents to get out of the problem of first responders divorce, in
contrast to the second most dominant respondent receiving social support of the second respondent's friends because the
second respondent's family did not give much support to the second respondent to be able to rise from her divorce. This
study also relates to the theory of resilience where resiliency is defined as a dynamic process involving positive
adaptation to difficult circumstances (Luthar et al, in Naufaliasari 2013).