Komunikasi ibu dan anak dengan depresi pada remaja

This study aims to determine the relationship between mother and child communication with depression in adolescents. Samples of this study were students of ‘Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Negeri 02’ Depok (Sleman), Yogyakarta, 17-18 years old and living with parents. The numbers of samples in this study were 90 people. Quantitative analysis was carried out using quantitative method; data was retrieved using a scale of depression in adolescent and maternal and child communication scale. Data analysis techniques used was the Pearson correlation. The analysis indicated a highly significant negative relationship between maternal communication and children with depression in adolescents, with a correlation coefficient (r) = -0.325 with (p) = 0.002 (p <0.01). Maternal communication and children contributed in influencing depression in adolescents was 10.5%. Based on research that has been done, the researcher concluded that there was a highly significant negative relationship between maternal communication and children with depression in adolescents. The better communication is done on the child’s mother, the smaller the occurrence of depression in adolescents, whereas the lack of communication on the child’s mothers, the greater occurrence of depression in adolescents.