Benarkah Faktor Budaya sebagai Biang Normalisasi Fenomena Pernikahan Dini?

Abstract

Marriage needs to be prepared carefully to create an ideal marriage, such as physical, psychological and financial readiness. Therefore, it is important not to enter into early marriage because it has a high risk for various aspects of well-being in life. Unfortunately, the phenomenon of early marriage is still considered normal and the number is recorded to continue to increase. This article was prepared with the aim of discussing and identifying factors that cause the persistence of early marriage based on previous research. This article was written using the literature review method. Articles were selected based on the criteria for the research method used, namely quantitative methods with questionnaires and qualitative methods in the form of interviews and observations. Based on the literature review analysis, it is known that socio-cultural factors play an important role in creating people's mindset towards early marriage. Marriage is considered a solution to problems such as financial problems, promiscuity, and conformity. However, this can be overcome by increasing educational factors, thereby increasing awareness of the risks of early marriage. However, collaboration is needed between these two factors so that there is no overlap in dominance which hinders the process of alleviating the problem of early marriage.

Abstrak
Pernikahan perlu disiapkan secara matang untuk menciptakan pernikahan yang ideal, seperti kesiapan fisik, kesiapan psikologis, dan kesiapan finansial. Oleh karena itu, penting untuk tidak melakukan pernikahan dini karena memiliki risiko yang tinggi terhadap berbagai aspek kesejahteraan dalam kehidupan. Nahas, fenomena pernikahan dini masih dianggap normal dan jumlahnya tercatat terus meningkat. Artikel ini disusun dengan tujuan untuk membahas dan mengidentifikasi faktor penyebab langgengnya pernikahan dini berdasarkan penelitian-penelitian sebelumnya. Penulisan artikel ini menggunakan metode literature review. Artikel dipilih dengan kriteria metode penelitian yang digunakan ialah metode kuantitatif dengan kuesioner dan metode kualitatif berupa wawancara dan observasi. Berdasarkan analisis literature review diketahui bahwa faktor sosial budaya berperan penting menciptakan pola pikir masyarakat terhadap pernikahan dini. Pernikahan dianggap sebagai solusi keluar dari masalah, seperti masalah finansial, pergaulan bebas, dan konformitas. Namun, hal tersebut dapat diatasi dengan peningkatan faktor pendidikan, sehingga meningkatkan kesadaran tinggi terhadap risiko pernikahan dini. Akan tetapi, diperlukan kolaborasi antara kedua faktor tersebut agar tidak ada tumpang tindih dominasi yang menghambat proses pengentasan masalah pernikahan dini.