KAJIAN HIRARKI KEBUTUHAN DAN AKTUALISASI DIRI PADA ANAK KORBAN BLENDED PARENTING

This article examines the forms of fulfilling the hierarchy of needs in blended parenting children and identifies the factors that influence their self-actualisation from the perspective of Abraham Maslow's self-actualisation theory. This research aims to understand how children who are victims of blended parenting in Bluto sub-district, Sumenep district. A qualitative approach with a phenomenological research type was used to explore children's subjective experiences in the context of blended parenting, which involves various authority figures in the family. The main data sources include child victims, parents and caregivers who apply blended parenting. Data collection techniques were conducted through semi-structured interviews, observation, and documentation studies. The research findings show that although the children of Blended Parenting victims are not always under the direct care of biological parents, their needs in Maslow's hierarchy of needs are still fulfilled by parents. However, in some cases, children felt that the fulfilment of their psychological needs was less than optimal, especially when under the care of caregivers. In addition, children who are cared for by biological parents achieve self-actualisation faster due to more stable and consistent care. The main challenge lies in the instability of children's emotional development due to differences in parenting methods between biological parents and caregivers.