Hubungan antara kecerdasan emosi dan harga diri dengan kecemasan menghadapi menopouse pada wanita

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Adriani Rahma Pudyaningtyas - G0106021 - Fak. Kedokteran

Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem with Anxiety Dealing with Menopause in Women Adriani Rahma Pudyaningtyas G0106021 ABSTRACT Menopause is one of the most important developmental stage for a woman. Some women assume the presence of menopause as a natural event, but some women experience anxiety when faced with menopause. High emotional intelligence and self-esteem will help women overcome the anxiety that arises when dealing with menopause, so it can act appropriately and reasonably when faced with new situations that occur and achieve success in implementing development tasks. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-esteem with anxiety dealing with menopause in women and also determine relationship of each independent variable, emotional intelligence and self-esteem with anxiety dealing with menopause in women. This research was conducted in Karangasem on July 2010. The research sample consists of 70 people with the purposive sampling technique, subject to the criteria women aged 45-55 years old, married and have children, still unmarried, has not undergone hysterectomy, and minimal education junior high / high school. Collecting data in this study carried out by using a psychological scale, namely anxiety scale dealing with menopause and emotional intelligence that made by the researcher and self-esteem scale is made with a modified Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES). The assessment of the significance level of 5% indicates that there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and self-esteem with anxiety dealing with menopause in women. The results partially calculation shows a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and the anxiety facing menopause in women and self-esteem was not significantly relationship with anxiety dealing with menopause in women. Key words: menopause, anxiety dealing with menopause, emotional intelligence, self esteem