THE EFFECT OF RELIGIOUS COPING AND BRIEF COPING ON SUBJECTIVE HAPPINESS

Abstract

The decline in the degree of happiness in Indonesian society, especially in the city of Bandung, is caused by several factors, namely innate factors, living conditions, and psychological conditions of the individual. This research wants to find the influence of psychological factors rather than the other two causal factors, especially those related to religious coping strategies centered on His creator and different coping strategies (brief coping) on subjective happiness. The research method used in this study is ex-post facto to see the cause and effect of the problem by collecting data through the administration of religious coping, brief coping, and subjective happiness questionnaires. The data will be processed using multiple regression statistical tests with early adult age criteria. The aim is to prove the influence of religious and brief coping on subjective happiness in Bandung. The results of hypothesis testing show that religious coping and brief coping play a simultaneous and significant role in subjective happiness. The results of the path analysis showed that only positive religious coping, active coping, planning, denial, and self-blame have a significant influence on subjective happiness in overcoming the problems they face in the environment. The findings of this study are that subjective happiness can be achieved cognitively through positive religious beliefs and planning actions if the problem is not too severe. Still, if the issues are severe, the individual initially denies or blames himself. However, after reducing the burden of the problem, he began to plan his actions. Research suggests that religious and brief coping are two influential factors in achieving subjective happiness by using coping strategies to overcome the problems they face in the environment to reduce stress and increase resilience in clients.