Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2021): Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi

Psychological distress of ghosting victims: Gambaran kesulitan psikologis korban ghosting

Liza Marini (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Vany Regina Sembiring (Liza Marini)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2021

Abstract

This study examines the psychological distress of ghosting victims among early adults. Ghosting is a break-up strategy by suddenly disappearing that is popular among early adults because it is thought to cause several negative effects for the recipient. This study involved 160 early adults aged 18-25 years old who experienced ghosting in past one month by undergoing intense relationships through social media for at least 2 months. The result shows that early adults who were ghosted, experienced psychological distress on a moderate scale. Penelitian ini mengkaji mengenai gambaran psychological distress korban ghosting pada usia dewasa awal. Ghosting merupakan suatu strategi pemutusan hubungan dengan menghilang secara tiba-tiba yang sedang populer di kalangan usia dewasa muda dan dianggap menyebabkan beberapa efek negatif bagi penerimanya. Penelitian ini melibatkan 160 orang dewasa awal usia 18-25 tahun yang pernah mengalami ghosting dalam satu bulan terakhir dengan menjalani hubungan intens melalui media sosial selama minimal 2 bulan. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa individu dewasa awal korban ghosting mengalami psychological distress pada skala sedang.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jppp

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Social Sciences

Description

Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in psychology, managed by the Faculty of Psychology Universitas Sumatera Utara. The journal aims to accommodate the exchange of ideas among Indonesian psychologists and scientists, but also to disseminate ...