The Relationship of Adolescent Perceptions to the Role of Dad with Social Skills in First Middle School (SMP) Students

Abstrak

This study involved 275 adolescents as research subjects. The characteristics of the population in this study were early adolescents aged 12 to 15 years, still in school and had complete parents. Sampling was taken by using multistage cluster random sampling technique. The data obtained in this study with Pearson product moment correlation analysis. The social skills scale is based on the social skills of the academic dimension which include: the ability to adjust at school, comply with school rules, task orientation, academic responsibility, compliance in class, and good students. This scale was compiled by the researcher himself and has been tested beforehand. The results of data analysis showed that there was a very significant positive relationship between perceptions of the role of fathers and the social skills of junior high school students with rxy = 0.412 and p = 0.000. The effective contribution of perceptions of the role of fathers to adolescent social skills is 17%. Suggestions for further researchers who examine social skills should examine other variables related to social skills such as experience gained from the role of mothers, peers, the surrounding community.