Family Atmosphere Make Family Resilience Which Have Adolescent with Mental Disorder (According to “Resilience” Theory of Haase & Peterson)

Abstract

Mental disorder that experienced by the adolescents have impact on the patients and their family. Various stressors can make family get a distress. Resilience can help family to respond to stressors. According to “Resilience” theory of Haase & Peterson, family atmosphere that can relate to family resilience is emotional attachment and communication of family. The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between the emotional attachment and communication with family resilience which had adolescents with mental disorders. This study used observational analytic method with cross sectional approach. Samples were 60 people of family which had adolescents with mental disorder that selected by using purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted at Psychiatric Hospital of Dr. Radjiman Wediodiningrat, Lawang. Data collection was conducted by using questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using univariate and bivariate. Bivariate test result shown the significant positive relationship between the emotional attachment and communication with family resilience, with p value and r value sequentially (p=0,000, r=0,660), (p=0,000, r=677). The conclusion of this study shown that family resilience could be encouraged with the emotional attachment and communication in family.