Fatherless Impact on Jambi University Guidance and Counseling Study Program Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to discover and
study the effects of paternal absence on Jambi University
Guidance and Counseling (BK) students. The method
used is qualitative and case studies are used. Data was
collected through thorough interviews with BK students
who did not have fathers. A thorough interview with a
student who experienced a life without a father, where his
father's role was lost due to divorce, showed that the
student was very sad when he saw the interaction of father
and son other people around him. They miss the warmth
and care they should have felt when they were little. The
absence of fathers has an impact on emotional and
psychological development, such as difficulty controlling
emotions, frequent mood shifts, and feeling stressed
because the role of fathers cannot speak or vent feelings.
Despite the efforts of other family members, such as
grandmothers and grandfathers who motivate students by
replacing financial responsibilities. The dream and hope
related to the future life is to build a strong family with his
children who will not experience what he experienced
before. According to this student, a father must be
responsible for the education of the child and meet all his
needs mentally and financially.