The Relationship Between Emotional Regulation and Anxiety Levels in Early Adult Women in Long Distance Marriage
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24114/d8rs9e58Keywords:
Emotion Regulation, Anxiety, Young Adult Women, Long Distance MarriageAbstract
This study aims to determine the relationship between emotional regulation and anxiety levels in early adult women undergoing long-distance marriage. This study uses a quantitative approach with a correlational design. The research subjects were 155 early adult women undergoing long-distance marriage who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) to measure cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression strategies, which consists of 10 items with a 7-point Likert scale, and the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) anxiety subscale which consists of 14 items with a 4-point Likert scale. Data analysis was carried out using multiple regression and hypothesis testing was carried out with simultaneous F tests, partial t tests, and coefficient of determination tests. The results showed that emotional regulation was related to anxiety simultaneously by obtaining a sig. value. The F test was 0.003 <0.05, and the partial t test results also showed that cognitive reappraisal strategies had no relationship with anxiety obtained a sig. 0.724 > 0.05 and expressive suppression was found to be related to anxiety obtained a sig. 0.001 <0.05, and the results of the determination coefficient test obtained an R Square value of 0.072. This means that emotional regulation strategies contribute to the anxiety variable with a proportion of 7.2% while the rest is explained by other factors outside the research model. These findings indicate that emotional regulation is an important factor in maintaining psychological well-being in early adult women in long-distance relationships. Therefore, it is important to understand how emotional regulation strategies can be optimized in facing the dynamics of long-distance marriage.
References
Adila, D. R., & Kurniawan, A. (2020). Proses Kematangan Emosi pada Individu Dewasa Awal yang Dibesarkan dengan Pola Asuh Orang Tua Permisif. https://doi.org/10.20473/jpkm.v5i12020.21-34.
Adila, K., Iskandar, R. S., Arif, M. R., & Nurhayati, A. (2024). Upaya Pasangan Long Distance Marriage (LDM) Dalam Menjaga Ketahanan Keluarganya Di Desa Darungan Rambipuji. 2(1), 284–289.
Akbar, A. A. (2023). Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Jl. Raya Tlogomas No.246 Kota Malang. 3441(246). http://jurnalfpk.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/jpp
Al’azm, M. I., & Fitniwilis. (2023). Hubungan Antara Kematangan Emosi dengan Kesiapan Menikah pada Dewasa Awal. 6, 10214–10220.
American Psychological Association. (2016). Beyond worry: How psychologists help with anxiety disorders. American Psychological Association, 1–2. http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/anxiety.aspx
Anggraini, D., Khumaerah, N., & Aswar. (2021). Efek Regulasi Emosi terhadap Kecemasan Prapertandingan Atlet UKM Tekwondo di Kota Makassar. Psyche 165 Journal, 14(4), 336–341. https://doi.org/10.35134/jpsy165.v14i4.134
Anisah, L., Milia, C., Safitri, T., & Kusuma, H. S. (2023). Kepuasan Pernikahan dan Conflict Resolution pada Pasangan Long Distance Marriage. 05(03), 6837–6847.
Annisa, D. F., & Ifdil, I. (2016). Konsep Kecemasan (Anxiety) pada Lanjut Usia (Lansia). Konselor, 5(2), 93. https://doi.org/10.24036/02016526480-0-00
Aprisandityas. A, & Elfida. D. (2012). Hubungan Antara Regulasi Emosi Dengan Kecemasan Pada Ibu Hamil. Jurnal Psikologi UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, 8(Desember), 80–89.
Arsita, D. S., & Soetjiningsih, C. H. (2021). Trust and Marital Happiness of Wife Is In a Long Distance Marriage. Jurnal Ilmiah Bimbingan Konseling Undiksha, 12(3), 355–362. https://doi.org/10.23887/jibk.v12i3.38242
Aryaningsih, P. I. A., & Susilawati, L. K. P. A. (2020). Peran intensitas komunikasi dan regulasi emosi terhadap konflik interpersonal pada dewasa awal yang menjalani hubungan berpacaran jarak jauh. Jurnal Psikologi Udayana, 7(1), 20–30.
Aryati, S. I., & Utami, N. I. (2021). Hubungan antara konsep diri dengan kematangan emosi pada dewasa awal.
Faradiana, Z., & Mubarok, A. S. (2022). Hubungan Antara Pola Pikir Negatif dengan Kecemasan dalamMembina Hubungan Lawan Jenis Pada Dewasa Awal. 13(1), 71–80.
Fauzia, E., & Israfil, I. (2025). Hubungan Regulasi Emosi dengan Kecemasan pada Mahasiswa Semester Akhir STIKES Yahya Bima. DIKSI: Jurnal Kajian Pendidikan Dan Sosial, 6(2), 122–127. https://doi.org/10.53299/diksi.v6i2.1626
Gross, J. J. (1998). The emerging field of emotion regulation. Educational Publishing Foundation, 2(5), 271–299.
Gross, J. J., & John, O. P. (2003). Individual Differences in Two Emotion Regulation Processes: Implications for Affect, Relationships, and Well-Being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(2), 348–362. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.348
Harsari, R. J. T. (2020). A Perspective of Husband and Wife Roles in Long-Distance Marriage. 395(Acpch 2019), 268–271. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200120.056
Jamil, E. I., Rifani, R., & Akmal, N. (2023). Intimacy dan Kecemburuan Pada Pasangan Long Distance Marriage. PESHUM : Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial Dan Humaniora, 2(4), 589–598. https://doi.org/10.56799/peshum.v2i4.1806
Kusuma, K. ., & Puspitadewi, N. W. . (2018). Regulasi Emosi Pada Individu Dewasa Awal yang Menjalani Hubungan Pacaran Jarak Jauh. Character: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi, 5(2), 1–10.
Lovibond, P.F & Lovibond, S. . (1995). The Structure Of Negative Emotional States : Comparison Of The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) With The Beck Depression And Anxiety Inventories. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 33(3), 335–343. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(94)00075-U
Muslimah, R. N., & Rahmawati, A. (2018). GAMBARAN KUALITAS HIDUP PADA WANITA DEWASA AWAL PENDERITA KANKER PAYUDARA. Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran & Penelitian Psikologi, 7, 142–152.
Nurmina, N., Fahrianti, F., Haryani, M., & Wahyuni, H. (2021). Depression, anxiety, and stress among first-year students and undergraduate students during the Covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education, 5(2), 206–214. https://doi.org/10.24036/00453za0002
Purwanto, B., Arisantii, I., & Atmasari, A. (2019). Hubungan Pernikahan Jarak Jauh (Long Distance Marriage) dengan Stres Kerja pada Karyawan PT Wijaya Karya (PERSERO) TBK (Proyek Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mesin Gas 50 MW Sumbawa). JURNAL PSIMAWA Diskursus Ilmu Psikologi & Pendidikan, 1(1), 26–27. https://jurnal.uts.ac.id/index.php/PSIMAWA/article/view/223
Putri, A. . (2019). Pentingnya Orang Dewasa Awal Menyelesaikan Tugas Perkembangannya. 3, 1–217.
Putri, C. N., & Ariana, A. D. (2022). Perilaku Silent Treatment. Buletin Riset Psikologi Dan Kesehatan Mental (BRPKM), 2(1), 163–171.
Radde, H. A., Nurrahmah, N., Nurhikmah, N., & Saudi, A. N. A. (2021). Uji Validitas Konstrak dari Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Versi Bahasa Indonesia dengan Menggunakan Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Jurnal Psikologi Karakter, 1(2), 152–160. https://doi.org/10.56326/jpk.v1i2.1284
Rosa Tiara Kusuma. (2020). Regulasi Emosi dan Kecemasan pada petugasRosa Tiara Kusuma. (2020). Regulasi Emosi dan Kecemasan pada petugas pemadam kebakaran. Acta Psychologia, 2(2), 183–190. http://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/acta-psychologia pemadam kebakaran. Acta Psychologia, 2(2), 183–190. http://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/acta-psychologia
Santosa, R. C., Koesma, R. E., & Zamralita, Z. (2020). Profil Faktor Kepribadian Maladaptif Pada Dewasa Awal: Studi Deskriptif. Jurnal Muara Ilmu Sosial, Humaniora, Dan Seni, 4(2), 417–428. https://doi.org/10.24912/jmishumsen.v4i2.9604.2020
Sari, F., & Sunarti, E. (2013). USIA MENIKAH Marriage Readiness among Young Adults and Its Influence on the Marriage Age Abstract. 6(3), 143–153.
Thompson, R. A. (1991). Emotional Regulation and Emotional Development. In Handbook of Emotional Regulation (Vol. 3, Issue 4).
Trentini, E., & Dan-Glauser, E. (2025). Which emotion regulation strategy is efficient for whom? Reappraisal and suppression efficiency for adaptive and maladaptive personality profiles. Journal of Personality, 93(2), 463–488. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12948
Utami, S. E., Juniartika, R., & Syarif, K. (2024). Efektivitas cognitive behavioral therapy dalam menurunkan kecemasan pada pasangan menikah yang menjalani long distance marriage. Jurnal Pendidikan Tambusai, 8(1), 5132–5143. https://jptam.org/index.php/jptam/article/view/13172%0Ahttps://jptam.org/index.php/jptam/article/download/13172/10117
Wood, D., Crapnell, T., Lau, L., Bennett, A., Lotstein, D., Ferris, M., & Kuo, A. (2018). Emerging adulthood as a critical stage in the life course. Chapter for Handbook of Life Course Health Development pg 123-143. In Handbook of Life Course Health Development.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Novia Aira Fitri, Nurmina
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
