HUSBAND-WIFE INTERACTION, DECISION MAKING, AND FAMILY SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN TOBACCO FARMING FAMILIES

Abstract

Families with long-distance marriages often experience a decrease in interaction between husband and wife, resulting in inappropriate family decision-making. This will affect the subjective well-being. This study aims to analyze the influence of family characteristics, husband-wife interaction, and decision-making on the family subjective well-being in tobacco farming families. This study is a cross sectional study with a quantitative approach, involving 51 tobacco farmers in Sumedang who farm far from home selected by purposive sampling. The results found that the majority of tobacco farming families had low husband-wife interaction, decision-making was made by husband or wife only, and a low level of subjective well-being. Increasing hostility and age of farmers will decrease the level of cooperation in decision-making. The higher level of education of farmers will decrease the subjective well-being. The greater family income will make husband-wife interaction more established. The higher level of education of the wife, the better cooperation in decision-making. The more often husband-wife show affection will make subjective well-being become higher.