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Sri Minda Murni
Universitas Negeri Medan
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COGNITIVE DISSONANCE IN THE IMPOLITE UTTERANCES OF FATHERLESS WOMAN Rizky Ananda; Sri Minda Murni; Winda Setia Sari
Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue (MORFAI) Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue
Publisher : RADJA PUBLIKA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54443/morfai.v4i3.3689

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Fatherless women often experience unresolved emotional trauma and inner conflict that can surface in their speech. This study examines how impolite language used by five Indonesian women (aged 18–30) who grew up without fathers reflects underlying cognitive dissonance and emotional regulation strategies. Chat transcripts and interview data were analyzed using Culpeper’s impoliteness framework and Festinger’s theory of dissonance. The women’s utterances were categorized by type and function, revealing that 33% were direct, “bald-on-record” insults (e.g., “Bajingan kali jadi orang tua” (“What a bastard of a parent”)), while positive impoliteness and sarcasm each accounted for 24%, and negative impoliteness 19%. Nearly half of all impolite utterances served to express pent-up anger or disappointment, 32% served to assert dominance over the absent father, and 20% to signal identity (e.g. rejecting the obedient daughter role). These hostile expressions were immediately followed by internal conflict: participants felt torn between cultural norms (respectful daughter) and their cathartic outburst. Consistent with Festinger’s (1957) model, the most common dissonance-reduction strategy was reframing the behavior (justification) (36%), such as insisting “I know it’s rude, but it’s the fastest way to show I’m disappointed”. Other strategies included behavioral change (24%), avoiding conflict (20%), and environmental adjustment (20%). These findings suggest that impolite utterances in this context are not random aggression but purposeful emotional outlet and coping mechanisms. The women use language both to release long-suppressed trauma and to negotiate their sense of self, later employing cognitive strategies to restore consonance with their internal values. This complex interplay of linguistic expression and psychological regulation underscores impoliteness as a form of self-protective agency rather than mere rudeness.
Co-Authors Amrin Saragih Arthalina Romauli Sinaga Busmin Gurning Dita Yohana Sara Simanjuntak Doni Sehat Sitanggang Eka Surya Fitriani Eka Trisnawati Sirait Elisa Silviani Siregar Erlita, Yeni Evi Irawanti Saragih Herois Theresyah Simaremare Hijrah Novianda Jupriaman Jupriaman Maragoti Maragoti Martina Handayani Silalahi Mei Yana Gea Meisuri, Sri Apulina br Ginting and Merry Luz Molina Mia Rizana MURNI AZURA Mutsyuhito Solin NASRUN JUHAIDI Pricilia Pricilia Putri Rizki Syafrayani Rahmad Husein Rahmawati Rahmawati Rahmulyani Rahmulyani Rika Rika Riska Ayunda Rizky Ananda Sari Dwi Rahayu Sisilia Fitriany Damanik Sri Milfayetty Sumarsih . . Syamsul Bahri T. Thyrhaya Zein Tambunan, Anna Riana Suryanti Tio Lasmidauli Lumban Gaol Tiurmaida Silitonga Widya Febriani Lubis Winda Setiasari Windy Lizasadela Elizabeth YOGI ASRAF Yohana Debora Siburian Zainuddin Zainuddin Zelika Rahmi