THE HAPPINESS ON THE BLIND MALES OF YOUNG ADULT

Davina, Wahyu Kumala and Marissa, Hardy Kusuma Dewi and Suwarti, Suwarti (2019) THE HAPPINESS ON THE BLIND MALES OF YOUNG ADULT. PROCEEDING 2nd International Seminar on Psychology.

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Abstract

This study aims to examine happiness in blind young adult men in the in terms of aspects of happiness. The study uses qualitative research methods using a case study approach with purposive sampling. Methods of collecting data the writer used observation and interviews. Interactive models of Miles and Huberman was used to analyse the data. The research informants were 2 blind men namely WN aged 27 years and AM aged 39 years. The results showed that in aspects a) Satisfaction of the past, WN was satisfied because when he was young he felt happy playing with his friends. He felt lucky to be able to see until the age of 22. Whereas AM did not feel satisfied because he was often ridiculed physically and it caused feeling of inferiority. He often experienced his parents quarreling. AM has experienced blindness since the age of 13 b) Happiness at the present time, WN is unhappy because he is not married yet, unemployed, and difficult to be involved in general activity. AM feels happy because he has better mental fortitude, is married and has 2 children, c) Optimism in the future, WN does not feel optimistic because he is still unable to live independently. He has close friends but he is unable to make living while AM feels optimistic by always thinking positively, feeling able to send his children to colleg, AM starts saving and considers to open a massage service practice at home.

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