[ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran kecemasan,ketidakpastian dan pengelolaan kecemasan dan ketidakpastian tersebut padapasangan yang menikah melalui ta?aruf. Peneliti menggunakan teori ManajemenKecemasan dan Ketidakpastian (Anxiety and Uncertainty Management ? AUM)yang dikemukakan oleh Gudykunst. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatifdengan paradigma konstruktivisme. Informan dalam penelitian ini sejumlah tigapasangan suami istri yang diperoleh menggunakan teknik purposeful sampling.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman kecemasan danketidakpastian pada pasangan yang menikah melalui ta?aruf karena belum salingmengenal sebelumnya dan terbentuknya kategorisasi terhadap calon pasangan.Manajemen kecemasan dan ketidakpastian yang dilakukan oleh informan dalampenelitian ini adalah dengan mencari informasi sehingga terbentuk kategorisasibaru terhadap calon pasangan.

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to describe anxiety and uncertainty management on the

married couple through ta'aruf. Researchers used the theory of Anxiety and

Uncertainty Management (AUM) by Gudykunst. This study is a qualitative

research with constructivism paradigm. Informants in this study a number of

three couples who obtained using purposeful sampling technique.

The results showed that experiences anxiety and uncertainty on the

married couple through ta'aruf because they have not known each other previously

and the formation of the categorization about potential partner. Anxiety and

uncertainty management by informants in this research is to find information and

then formed a new categorization of the potential partner., This study aims to describe anxiety and uncertainty management on the

married couple through ta'aruf. Researchers used the theory of Anxiety and

Uncertainty Management (AUM) by Gudykunst. This study is a qualitative

research with constructivism paradigm. Informants in this study a number of

three couples who obtained using purposeful sampling technique.

The results showed that experiences anxiety and uncertainty on the

married couple through ta'aruf because they have not known each other previously

and the formation of the categorization about potential partner. Anxiety and

uncertainty management by informants in this research is to find information and

then formed a new categorization of the potential partner.]