ABSTRACT
This study aims to predict the relationship of family functioning and peer support to student engagement among high-school students in Indonesia. The hypothesis of this study is that both family functioning and peer support can predict student engagement among high-school students. Participants of this study were 201 high-school students, aged 14–21 years. The study was conducted with a quantitative approach and performed in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, and Central Java Province, Indonesia. Measurement of student engagement was done by using School Engagement Scale, developed by Fredericks et al. (2005); peer support variable was measured using Perceived Peer/Friend Academic Support Scale (PFASS) developed by Chen (2005); and family functioning variable was measured using Family Assessment Device (FAD), developed by Baldwin and Bishop (1983) and adapted by Putrie (2015). Results of data analysis showed that both family functioning and peer support can predict student engagement among high-school students in level of significance < 0.01 (R = 0.456; p = 0.001), with an effective contribution of 20.8%. Besides that, result of data analysis showed that peer support became independent predictors (stronger than family functioning) of student engagement in level of significance < 0.01 (R = 0.399; p = 0.000), with an effective contribution of 15.9%. Weakness and research implications will be discussed in this article.
