Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Locus of Control pada Remaja Akhir Tuna Daksa

Abstrak
Menggunakan teori Locus of Control (LOC) yang dikembangkan oleh Levenson (1973), penelitian
ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui LOC pada remaja akhir dengan kecacatan fisik (tuna daksa) dan
faktor-faktor lain yang mempengaruhi persepsi kontrol partisipan. Levenson mengembangkan
teori unidimensional dari Rotter (1954), dimana Levenson membagi membagi dimensi LOC
menjadi tiga yaitu, internality, powerful other dan chance. Jumlah partisipan dalam penelitian ini
adalah dua orang mahasiswa yang memiliki kecacatan fisik. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode
kualitatif dimana kedua partisipan diwawancarai secara mendalam dengan menggunakan pedoman
wawancara, selain itu model wawancara yang dilakukan adalah wawancara dengan pedoman
umum. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan persamaan dan perbedaan LOC pada partisipan pertama dan
kedua dalam keadaan-keadaan tertentu seperti dalam pendidikan, hubungan sosial dan keyakinan
terhadap keberhasilan karir di masa depan. Partisipan pertama cenderung memiliki LOC eksternal
dan partisipan kedua cenderung memliki LOC internal. Selain itu, kedua partisipan juga
mempunyai secondary control dan mengembangkan religious coping dalam menghadapi
kekurangan fisik yang mereka miliki.
Kata kunci:Locus of Control (LOC); tuna daksa; secondary control; religious coping

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Abstract
Using the theory Locus of Control (LOC) that was developed by Levenson (1973), this study aims

to determine LOC in adolescents with physical disabilities and other factors that influence the
participant’s perception of control. Levenson developed the Rotter’s unidimensional theory
(1954), which are divided into three dimensions: internality, powerful other and chance. The
number of participants in this study were two students who have a physical disability. The study
conducted with the qualitative method in which both participants were depth interviewed by using
interview guide and the model of interviews were interviews with general guidelines. Results: The
results showed similarities and differences LOC of both participant in certain circumstances such
as educational, social relation and expectation of the future career. The first participants are likely
has an external LOC in educational, social relation and expectation of the future career, and the
second participants likely has internal LOC in educational and expectation of the future career,
but has external in social relation. In addition, both participants also have secondary control and
develop religious coping in the face their physical disabilities.
Kata kunci: Locus of Control (LOC); physical disabilities; secondary control; religious
coping

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