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Abstract

Having children after marriage tends to be seen as a normative practice in Indonesia. As a result, individuals who do not have children could be at risk of experiencing a set of social stigmas. The study aims to explore whether having children is associated with one’s marital satisfaction. In particular, the present study aims to explore the differences in marital satisfaction among married individuals who have biological children, who are childfree (voluntarily childless), and who are childless (involuntarily childless). A cross-sectional survey was conducted to 210 married individuals (M age = 34.3; SD = 7.9). The result shows that child ownership is not the predominant determinant of marital satisfaction. The results of this study may pave the way and inspire further research in examining the unique psychological and social dynamics of child-free individuals, which are an understudied phenomenon in Indonesia.

Bahasa Abstract

Memiliki anak setelah menikah cenderung menjadi tahap normatif bagi masyarakat Indonesia untuk menjadi bahagia. Konsekuensinya, individu yang tidak memiliki anak secara cenderung rentan mengalami stigma sosial. Studi ini ingin mengeskplorasi apakah terdapat perbedaan kepuasan pernikahan antara individu yang memiliki anak dan tidak memiliki anak setelah menikah. Secara spesifik, studi ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi perbedaan kepuasan pernikahan pada individu yang memiliki anak kandung, individu yang tidak memiliki anak dikarenakan kemauan (childfree), dan individu yang tidak memiliki anak dikarenakan ketidakmampuan fisiologis (childless). Survei terhadap 210 individu menikah (M usia = 34,3; SD = 7,9) menunjukkan bahwa kepemilikan anak bukan merupakan determinan dominan dalam menentukan kepuasan pernikahan. Hasil studi ini dapat membuka jalan dan menginspirasi penelitian selanjutnya untuk meneliti lebih lanjut mengenai dinamika psikologis dan sosial pada individu childfree, yang masih jarang diteliti di Indonesia.

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