Divorce Phenomena among State Civil Apparatus in Cilacap Regency
Dyah Retna Puspita (a)*, Rin Rostikawati (b), Pawrtha Dharma (c)
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,
University of Jenderal Soedirman
Abstract
The high number of divorce cases in Cilacap Regency in the last few years (the most in number in Central Java) is an interesting phenomenon to study especially among the State Civil Apparatus/ASN. This is in line with their role as government policy implementers and public service providers who need harmonious family support. This study aims to describe the profile of divorce among ASN/PNS over the 2015-2017 period. This study applies descriptive-quantitative approach by utilizing the secondary data from the Regional Agency for Civil Service, Education and Training (BKPPD) of Cilacap Regency. The data was then analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result shows that at tht period, the number of cases is quite a lot, but it tended to decrease. Most of them are women as the plaintiffs and are from the Education Agency, especially as teacher. Most of them are highly educated (S1), have been married for over 20 years and have two children. In general, the causative factor is the lack of conjugal communication and worsened by other factors such as economic problems, domestic violence and infidelity. It is recommended that each agency (especially the Office of Education) increase the coaching of family resilience to its employees.
Keywords: divorce, family resilience, divorce among ASN/PNS, Cilacap Regency
Topic: Public Policy, Public Service and Sustainable Development