Open AccessKesiapan Menghadapi Menarche pada Remaja Putri Prapubertas Ditinjau dari Kelekatan Aman Anak dan Ibu
Author(s) -
Nurul Hidayah,
Sara Palila
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2502-2903
DOI - 10.15575/psy.v5i1.2021
Subject(s) - menarche , statistical software , psychology , girl , statistical significance , menstruation , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , demography , medicine , statistics , mathematics , sociology
This study aims to determine the relationship between mother’s secure attachment to the readiness of prepubertal girl to face first menstruation (menarche). The participants were 74 elementary students at V and VI grade in Budi Mulia Elementary School, Seturan. This study used quantitative research method. Measuring instruments were menarche preparedness scale and secure attachment scale. Hypothesis testing was conducted using a statistical technique test of Pearson Product Moment Correlation with SPSS software. The results showed a correlation coefficient (rxy) = .305 with significance level of p=.008 (p<.01), so the hypothesis was accepted. This result indicates that there is a significant positive correlation between mother’s secure attachment to the pre-pubertal girls’ readiness to face first menstruation (menarche).