Junal Psikologi Proyeksi Vol 5 No 1 April 2010 / Noviantari, Karyono dan Supradewi

HUBUNGAN  ANTARA  PERSEPSI  TERHADAP  PENERIMAAN

TEMAN SEBAYA DENGAN PENYESUAIAN DIRI REMAJA

PENDERITA EPILEPSI

Marsiana Noviantari¹⁾, Karyono²⁾ & Ratna Supradewi¹⁾

1)       Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang

2)       Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Diponegoro Semarang

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the empirical relationship between the perception of peer acceptance and the self-adjustment of adolescent with epilepsy.

The hypothesis of this study,  there is a positive relationship between the perception of peer acceptance and the self-adjustment of adolescent patients with epilepsy. Fifteen adolescent patients with epilepsy aged between 11 and 21 years at Public Hospital in Kudus Regency were given scales. Purpossive Random Sampling method was used. Data was transcribed and Pearson Product Moment Correlation technique was used to analyze data.

The result showed that there was a positive and very significant relationship between the perception of peer acceptance and the self-adjustment of adolescent patients with epilepsy. It can be seen from correlation of rxy = 0,536 with p= 0,000 (p<0,01). It reratas the more positive adolescents’ perception of peer acceptance, the higher the self adjustment of adolescent patients with epilepsy, and vice versa, the more negative adolescents’ perception of peer acceptance, the lower the self-adjustment of adolescent patients with epilepsy. Thus, the hypothesis of this study is accepted.

Keywords : self-adjustment, perception of peer scceptance, epilepsy.

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