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| Published: September 25, 2017

The Correlation between Children’s Attachment of Working Mothers with Preschoolers’ Socialization

Dr. Sri Maryati Deliana M.Si

Psychology Department, Semarang State University, Central Java, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

, Yuni Kusumastuti

Psychology Department, Semarang State University, Central Java, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

, Moh. Iqbal Mabruri S.Psi, M.Si

Psychology Department, Semarang State University, Central Java, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.134/20170404

DOI: 10.25215/0404.134

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Preschoolers begin to recognize the new environment, so the children are required to be able to socialize with the social environment. Many factors that influence the formation of preschoolers’ social ability, one of those is the attachment of the child with the mother. That attachment is formed because of their interaction included the working mother. The attachment will impact the children’s social ability in their environment. This research is quantitative correlation method. The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between children’s attachment of working mothers with their socialization. The population of this research is the working mothers of preschoolers in Semarang City, consist of 312 children from seven kindergartens in Semarang City that chosen randomly. The data were using Scale of Socialization measure that consists of 26 items that has avalidity coefficient between 0.370 to 0.669 at a significance level of 1% and reliability coefficient of 0.880. The second one is Scale of Attachment measure that consist of 30 items, that has validity coefficient between 0.421 to 0.767 at a significance level of 1% and reliability coefficient of 0.920. The data analysis method used was product moment correlation. The result is p = 0,00 at a significance level of 0,05, p <0,05, so that there is correlation between children’s attachment of working mothers with preschoolers’ socialization. The results showed a pattern of social behavior socialization competition, sympathy and  mimics  are on a high category. While the behavior patterns of social cooperation, generosity, passion will be social acceptance, empathy, dependency, attitude is friendly, unselfish behavior and viscosity is  very high on the category. For attachment to that aspect of attachment behavior, attachment bond and attachment behavioral system at high category. Research a general results are disseminated in category and high attachment is very high on the category.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.134/20170404

10.25215/0404.134

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Published in   Volume 04, Issue 4, July-September, 2017