Executive Function snd Self-Regulation of Children in Conflict with The Law
Abstract
This study aims to obtain an overview of the executive function and self-regulation of children in conflict with the law (ABH), namely children dealing with the law who have the status of perpetrators of crimes or criminal acts. This research is a quantitative research with a descriptive research design. The sample in this study were 120 children in conflict with the law (ABH) who were undergoing coaching at the Lembaga Pembinaan Khusus Anak (LPKA) Class 1 Tangerang, Banten and the Lembaga Pembinaan Khusus Anak (LPKA) Class 2 in Bandung, West Java. The instrument used in this research is an executive function questionnaire adapted from the Executive Skill Questionnaire and a self-regulation questionnaire adapted from the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ). The results of this study indicate that as many as 4.2% ABH have very low executive function, 4.2% ABH have low executive function, 25% ABH have high executive function, and 66.7% ABH have very high executive function. Meanwhile, in the aspect of self-regulation, the results of this study indicate that 0.8% of ABH have very low self-regulation, 5% of ABH have low self-regulation, 44.2% of ABH have high self-regulation, and 50% of ABHs have very high self-regulation.
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