Exploring the Role of Grandparenting in Enhancing the Positive Mental Health of Children from External Migrant Worker Families

Azam Syukur Rahmatullah; Kamsih Astuti; Idi Warsah; Suyatno Suyatno; Jaenullah Jaenullah

doi:10.25217/igcj.v6i1.3281

Authors

Azam Syukur Rahmatullah Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-319X
Kamsih Astuti Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-6010
Idi Warsah Institut Agama Islam Negeri Curup, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9406-1415
Suyatno Suyatno Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5796-6100
Jaenullah Jaenullah Universitas Ma’arif Lampung, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-6738

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25217/igcj.v6i1.3281

Keywords:

external migrant workers, grandparenting, parenting, phenomenology, positive mental health

Abstract

The rising number of Indonesian migrant workers has led to many children being left in the care of their grandparents, who may lack parenting knowledge and cause confusion, affecting the children's personalities. This research focuses on strengthening the positive mental health of migrant workers’ children by their grandmothers as their caregivers in PuringKebumen District, Central Java, Indonesia, selected based on research criteria. The seven Muslim grandmothers produced parenting products with positive mental health demonstrating healthy character, personality, and behavior. The research belongs to field research with a phenomenological approach, while the data collection methods implemented were observation and interviews. This study had four technical criteria for checking data validity: credibility, dependability, transferability, and confirmability. The data obtained were then analyzed reductively, phenomenologically, and editically during data collection. The method of data analysis was done by reducing data, presenting data, drawing conclusions, and carrying out data verification. The results showed that the seven grandmothers focused on strengthening the positive mental health of their grandchildren because a positive mentality could shape positive character, behavior, temperament, and manners, which is the primary source of human beings. Apart from that, the grandchildren become noble individuals wherever they are, get recognition from others because of the good they have done, and be able to reassure their hearts. The basic principles used in the parenting process to strengthen the positive mental health of their grandchildren included trust, strengthening religion-spiritual, honesty, unconditional love, sincerity, steadfastness, earnestness, consistency, and teaching and developing morals in upbringing.

Author Biographies

Azam Syukur Rahmatullah, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia

He is a lecturer of Educational Psychology at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia.. He received his doctoral degree from Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Nowadays. His research interests subsume Educational Psychology, Islamic psychology, and Islamic counseling.

Kamsih Astuti, Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta, Indonesia

He is a lecturer of Psychology at Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta Indonesia. He received his doctoral degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Nowadays, he occupies the position of study program head at the Graduate Program Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta Indonesia. His research interests subsume Social Psychology.

Idi Warsah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Curup, Indonesia

He is a professor of Islamic educational psychology at Institut Agama Islam Negeri Curup. He received his doctoral degree in Islamic educational psychology from Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Nowadays, he is the Rector of Institut Agama Islam Negeri Curup. His research interests entail educational psychology, Islamic education, Islamic studies, and Islamic guidance and counseling.

Suyatno Suyatno, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Indonesia

He is a lecturer of Islamic Education at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He received his doctoral degree from Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Nowadays, he is the Vice Dean of Academic and Student Affairs at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta Indonesia. His research interests entail Islamic education and Islamic studies.

Jaenullah Jaenullah, Universitas Ma’arif Lampung, Indonesia

He is the lecturer of Universitas Ma’arif Lampung. He received His doctoral degree from Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang, Indonesia. His research interests cover all areas of Islamic studies, Islamic guidance and counseling, and Islamic psychology. Nowadays, he occupies the position as the head of the study at the Graduate Program Universitas Ma’arif Lampung. His research interest consists of Islamic education and Islamic studies.

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