Pengaruh Pengisian Waktu Luang terhadap Kebahagiaan Lanjut Usia

Abstract

The research is done to know the Effect of Sparetime Activities on Aged Happiness. The research is a correlational study. Research location determined purposively in Yogyakarta, as an area with high population and lives expectancy of the aged. Researched subjects are determined also purposively, both women and men up than 56 years of age, still having living partner, children, grandchildren, and family who are retired or still working, with minimum high school education background. From the technique used, it is found 30 respndents. The research object are aged activities in sparetime and the degree of their happiness. The data are gathered through interviews and observation, and analyzed through regression technique. The research found that there is an effect between sparetime activities and the degree of happiness. The effect can be seen from the degree of contribution of sparetime activities variable to the degree of happiness variable, as big 65,676 percent. That means there still some other factors (34,324 percent) that enfluences the degree of happiness. The other factors can be seen from the percentage of relative contribution of each variable, sort of relax activity (4,567 precent), social activity (14,580 percent), creative activity (0,037 percent), spiritual activity (2,242 percent), and daily activity (78,575 percent). Based on the research finding it is recommended that The Ministry of Social Affairs, through the Directory of Aged Services, in case of determining policy on the enhancement of the aged (social welfare) services, needs programs that involved aged existence, so that they feel cared, honored, and worthwhile in a state development, and their family still involving them (the aged) on thinking and advise their family so that they feel having benefit of their existence