The Relationship of Mother's Occupational Status with Temper Tantrum Behavior in Children in the Work Area of Payung Sekaki Health Center Pekanbaru in 2019

Abstract

Temper tantrums are emotional outbursts of extreme anger and frustration, which lose control in young children that are manifested by behaviors that are unpleasant and inappropriate for the situation, such as crying, screaming and self-harm. One of the factors that influence it is the factor of parents. Working parents are suspected of having an influence on parenting, communication and child development. The lack of a mother's role in meeting the basic needs of children certainly has an unfavorable impact on the development of the child itself. If the mother's role is not successful, the child will experience growth disorders and the tendency of today's mothers to choose to return to work after having children is not just because they are happy. Given the magnitude of the problems faced by children in their growth and development, the role of a mother is to provide more optimal attention, guidance, and supervision to her children. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the mother's work status and the behavior of temper tantrums in children. This research is quantitative with analytical design using Cross Sectional. Held on March – April 2019 in the work area of the Payung Sekaki Public Health Center in 2019 The results of the statistical test of the relationship between mother's work status and temper tantrum behavior in children in the work area of the Umbrella Sekaki Public Health Center in Pekanbaru in 2019 obtained p Value ? which is 0.0001 < 0.05, meaning that there is a relationship There is a significant relationship between mother's work status and child's temper tantrum behavior. Through this research, it is hoped that mothers will add insight, especially about temper tantrums so that mothers can know and can prevent temper tantrums in children.