Psychological Well-Being in Single-Parent Tailors in Yogyakarta

Abstract

Psychological well-being is the process of achieving the full potential of one's psychological potential, which refers to one's feelings about daily life activities. To determine the level of psychological well-being of a person, six aspects can be marked, including self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, emotional mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth.

A single parent has been abandoned by their partner and lives with their children. To survive, they must have a high level of psychological well-being. This qualitative research describes the psychological well-being of single-parent tailors in dealing with various problems in their lives. The subject of this research is a tailor with the status of a single parent in Yogyakarta, and one of the respondent’s children is in this study.

The interview results from this study explained that several factors, including age, gender, education level, cultural background and religiosity, and occupation, influenced psychological well-being in single-parent tailors. Judging from the aspects and factors, the subject has a better level of psychological well-being during the life phase. The issue tries to change himself from his past to the present.