Strategi Coping untuk Meningkatkan Subjective Well-Being Single Mother di Bali

Abstract

Grieving is one of the individual problematic situation that especially faced by Balinese woman.
Grieving is not about a simple emotional, but rather a complex processes. In this situation, woman do
not just lost their partner of life, but they also gain new roles and responsibilties which becoming new
source of problem in their life. In Balinese tradition and regulation which is known as ‘awig-awig’,
there is regulation about roles and responsibilities of a balinese woman with single mother status. The
inability of a single mother to adapt in a new situation will decrease their life quality as a result of
losing the subjective well being (SWB) aspects.Using coping strategy becomes an effort of a single
mother to develop their SWB in order to improve their life quality. A good coping strategy namely
problem focused coping and emotion-focused coping.