PENGARUH SELF EFFICACY TERHADAP KEBERMAKNAAN HIDUP PADA LANSIA

The meaning of life is important in living life in old age. A good level of self-efficacy can give its own influence on the meaning of life. This study aims to determine the effect between self-efficacy and meaning of life in the elderly. This research is a quantitative study with an associative research model in the form of a causal relationship. Respondents used in data collection amounted to 150 people. The sampling method used in this study was accidental sampling technique using the General Self-efficacy scale developed by Schwarzer (1995); and the meaning of life scale developed by previous researchers. In analyzing the data that has been collected, this study uses simple regression analysis test analysis techniques. The findings of this study indicate that there is a significant positive influence between self-efficacy on meaning of life (r = 0.551; p = 0.000). This means that self-efficacy can influence the elderly to increase the meaningfulness of their lives by 30.4%.