The meaningful life of the Makassar Bugis Tribe in Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the meaning of life for the Bugis Makassar tribe. The method in this study uses an indigenous psychology approach. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a total of 106 respondents consisting of 22 men and 84 women. The criteria needed are early adulthood with an age range of 18-30 years of Bugis Makassar ethnicity. The data collection used in this research is a google form with three questions. The data analysis used was an open-ended questionnaire. The results of this study found the meaning of life according to the Bugis Makassar is an implementation of life from the principles of life that exist in Pappaseng Kajaolaliddong. The meaning of life for the Bugis Makassar is defined as situations and conditions of feelings and things that are valuable in the meaning of life. The following categories of meaning of life according to the Makassar Bugis are personal, spiritual, social, self- resistance, affective, religiosity, and self-actualization.