Father Involvement and Self-Confidence among Female Students

Abstrak

Self-confidence plays an important role for an individual in carrying out assigned tasks. An important quality that everyone should have is self-confidence, as this can be the main means of pursuing life goals. One of the factors that contribute to self-confidence is father involvement in parenting. The concept of father involvement is not limited to positive interactions between fathers and children, it also includes paying attention to children's developmental needs, building relationships that are friendly, comfortable, full of initiative, and understanding and accepting children by using resources such as visible, affectionate, and cognitive behaviors. This study used a quantitative approach with a two-variable correlational research design. This study aims to determine the relationship between father involvement and self-confidence. The sampling technique in this study used random sampling with a sample size of 61 out of 159 female students. The data collection method used a father involvement scale and a self-confidence scale. Data analysis using Pearson's Product Moment correlation. The results of this study indicate that there is a positive relationship between father's involvement and self-confidence in MTsN 1 Kendari students with a correlation value of 0.375 and a significance value of 0.003.