Pengaruh Keberfungsian Sosial Keluarga terhadap Penyesuaian Diri Murid SMP di Kota Gunungsitoli

Justin Foera-era Lase
Waruwu, Yaredi

PEDAGOGIC: Indonesian Journal of Science Education and Technology
Vol. 6 No. 5 (2026): PEDAGOGIC: Indonesian Journal of Science Education and Technology (In-Press)

Self-adjustment is an essential developmental competency for junior high school students. Previous studies have largely examined the relationship between family functioning and adjustment among university students and adolescents, while evidence from Indonesian junior high school contexts, particularly in island regions, remains limited. This study aimed to examine whether family social functioning predicts students' self-adjustment among 210 junior high school students in Gunungsitoli City using an explanatory cross-sectional design. Simple linear regression indicated that family social functioning significantly predicted students' self-adjustment (β = 0.612, p < 0.001) with an R² of 0.375. These findings indicate that family social functioning explains 37.5% of the variance in students' self-adjustment and provides empirical implications for school guidance and counseling services