Our Different Differences: Qualitative Study of Cognitive Dissonance on Different Religion Spouses

Muhammad Fitrah Ramadhan Umar, Suryanto

2018

Abstract

The marriage of different religions in Indonesia current is still seen as a disgrace in the society that is supported by the absence of rules governing different religions legislation, as a result, couples who do different religions experience cognitive dissonance. In this cognitive dissonance, the couple is experiencing confusion between having to follow values in society or having to build a family. Anderson (1995) suggested that cognitive dissonance can occur in all aspects of life with individual beliefs contrary to those found in society. This research aims to analyze the psychological dynamics toward the couples who experience cognitive dissonance in the selection of couples of different religions and attempts to reduce cognitive dissonance experience. This study uses a qualitative approach, especially intrinsic case studies using the collection of observation and interview data for participants who do interfaith marriages. The analysis used thematic analysis techniques. The conclusion in this study is that the psychological dynamics of different religious couples who experience cognitive dissonance indicate that they know what they are doing wrong and that they want to maintain their marriage. In addition, they also received the rejection from their families and communities who viewed interfaith marriage as a disgrace. How to reduce cognitive dissonance by changing the cognitive elements of the environment and convincing yourself that what is done is right. Suggestions in this study are expected that couples of different religions who experience cognitive dissonance in order to reduce cognitive dissonance by changing the cognitive elements of the environment, and ensure that what is done right and advice for the marriage institution to enact rules about interfaith marriage.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Umar M. and Suryanto. (2018). Our Different Differences: Qualitative Study of Cognitive Dissonance on Different Religion Spouses.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS, ISBN 978-989-758-435-0, pages 26-33. DOI: 10.5220/0008584800260033

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icp-hesos18,
author={Muhammad Fitrah Ramadhan Umar and Suryanto},
title={Our Different Differences: Qualitative Study of Cognitive Dissonance on Different Religion Spouses},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,},
year={2018},
pages={26-33},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008584800260033},
isbn={978-989-758-435-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,
TI - Our Different Differences: Qualitative Study of Cognitive Dissonance on Different Religion Spouses
SN - 978-989-758-435-0
AU - Umar M.
AU - Suryanto.
PY - 2018
SP - 26
EP - 33
DO - 10.5220/0008584800260033