The Role of Quality Time in Building Family Harmony: A Qualitative Study of Parent-Child Relationships

2026-05-19T09:26:40+00:00

Abstract

Social changes and increasing work demands in modern families have led to a decrease in the intensity of interaction between parents and children, making quality time an important strategy for maintaining family harmony. This study aims to analyze the perspectives of parents and children regarding family harmony, the forms and roles of quality time in maintaining family relationships, as well as the challenges and efforts families make in dealing with disharmony. The method used is a qualitative approach with a phenomenological design. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews with three informants consisting of a father, a mother, and a child. Data analysis was performed using the Miles and Huberman model through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The research results indicate that family harmony is understood as a relationship filled with love, good communication, mutual respect, and emotional closeness among family members. The forms of quality time practiced by the family include eating together, going for walks, having casual conversations, and sharing stories about daily activities. Quality time plays a crucial role in strengthening emotional bonds, fostering more open interpersonal communication, and maintaining harmonious relationships between parents and children. However, this study also identified obstacles such as work demands, gadget use, and communication barriers that affect family interactions. Therefore, efforts are needed to raise families’ awareness of the importance of open communication, balanced time management, and reducing excessive gadget use so that harmony and emotional closeness within the family can be maintained.

Keyword: Family Communication, Family Harmony, Parent-Child Relationships, Quality Time, Structural Functionalism.

From Emergency to Regulation: Agenda Setting for Indonesia's Covid-19 Policy Through the Perspectives of Govermentality and the Policy Cycle

2026-06-11T05:47:20+00:00

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Indonesian government to immediately take various policy measures in response to the health crisis, which had become a more complex problem. However, this policy agenda-setting process is not simply viewed as a simple response to public health issues, but also as a result of broader governmental rationality. This study aims to analyze how agenda-setting in COVID-19 policy in Indonesia occurs by combining the policy cycle perspective and Michael Foucault's concept of governmentality. The method chosen is descriptive qualitative research with a literature review approach, utilizing government policy documents, academic sources, and ongoing previous studies. The analysis focuses on the formation of the policy agenda, starting with the establishment of the COVID-19 Task Force and continuing through the implementation process involving various regulations for handling the pandemic throughout 2020. The research findings indicate that the pandemic was successfully elevated to the government agenda as a public issue requiring a rapid response, but also necessitating policy development that proceeded not solely based on public health logic. The government has classified COVID-19 as a national emergency and a non-natural disaster, allowing for expanded state intervention through various social, economic, and security regulatory instruments. This study concludes that the establishment of the COVID-19 policy agenda in Indonesia is the result of the interaction between the need to address the health crisis and the rationality of power exercised through population management mechanisms. Incorporating a governmentality perspective into policy cycle analysis provides a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between power, knowledge, and the public policymaking process.
Keywords: COVID-19, agenda setting, policy cycle, governmentalit y, public policy, Indonesia.

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The Role of Quality Time in Building Family Harmony: A Qualitative Study of Parent-Child Relationships

From Emergency to Regulation: Agenda Setting for Indonesia's Covid-19 Policy Through the Perspectives of Govermentality and the Policy Cycle