International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre) E-ISSN : 2454-8006 DOI: 10.31695/IJASRE.2021.34104 Volume 7, Issue 11 November - 2021 www.ijasre.net Page 18 Single Parent Social Behavior in Living Family Life in the Community (Study of Social Reality in Kaliboto Village, Wonodadi, Blitar, Indonesia) Irfan Bustamil Choiry, Agus Sholahuddin, Wahyu Wiyani University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia ABSTRACT A single parent is one of the social parts who need to get special attention from society. Because there are many people and some of them are not really ready to live within their status so they become depressed, not having self-sufficient that can affect their personal life, families, and community. Based on these problems, it needs social behavior research of single-parent that relates depression, individual encouragement factor, and inhibition. So that, they can live normally in their social life. Hopefully, it will be useful for any single parents, families, and surrounding community as well policymakers/government. The research used a descriptive qualitative approach to explain and describe the social behavior of single parents in living family life in the community, with the theory of social behavior as the main theory. Informants consist of 14 people, 7 single fathers, and 7 single mothers. The results of this study indicate that the majority of single parents experience depression at first, then it decreases because of an approach to God, encouragement from close relatives, consultation efforts, busyness in the family, earning a living, and activities in the community. His independence is formed as his depression decreases, his educational potential, and the help of his close relatives, their independence is passed on to their children. The driving factors for single parents so that they can continue to live abnormal family life are religious encouragement, close relative, and a good future for children. The inhibiting factors are economy, health, aging, social stigma. A single parent needs to relay their life solely because of God, consistency, and commitment with his or her guidelines. Realizing that the family trusted, avoided depression tried to be independent, self- attendant, made improvements, occupied positive activities knitting close relationships, staying healthy, patient, grateful, and optimistic. When marriage is the best solution, there is no need to hold back. Be the best figure for his children, motivate him, and promote deliberation. For close relatives, it needs to increase their concern for a single parent to be independent. For religious figures to participate in mobilizing a single parent and directing the group to make the climate conducive to a single parents life. For governments to follow the registry, monitoring, coaching, and training to help single mothers, so they can go back to normal family life in their community. made improvements, occupied positive activities knitting close relationships, staying healthy, patient, grateful, and optimistic. when marriage is the best solution, there is no need to hold back. Be the best figure for his children, motivate him, and promote deliberation. For close relatives, it needs to increase their concern for a single parent to be independent. Keywords: Innovative Behavior, Creative Telematics Community, Dynamics of Interaction. 1. INTRODUCTION The family as the most strategic place to devote various social roles, such as carrying out obligations and reaping the rights of each member. The functions in it are related to aspects: transcendental/worship, education, health, economy, continuity of lineage, protection, maintenance, affection, and social community. If the rights and obligations of each can be fulfilled, there will be peace, tranquility, love and happiness, and this can last a long time or even a lifetime. When there is a divorce or even the death of one of the spouses, this can be a serious blow to the surviving members of the couple. For those who are not ready can cause various problems. Especially for those whose dependence on their partner is too strong, and faith is lacking. The absence of a companion who protects, earns a living, a place to complain and chat can make a single parent woman hit, not excited in her life, depressed. On the other hand, the absence of a companion who serves, comforts, and cares for a single parent makes a single father decrease his emotional well-being. Likes to be moody, daydreaming, ringing, remembering the past with his wife. There are even some male single parents that we meet, because it is hard to part with their wives, His physical and mental health deteriorated and eventually he died. Regarding depression, according to Polkamally Bharathi, Godishala Sridevi, KB Kumar, 2015, that single parent depression due to separation from their partner is still high for 2 years. Single parent female depression is higher than male single parent. Although the loneliness level of male single parents is higher than female single parents. The older a person is, the higher the level of loneliness, the higher the depression. Female single parents are more depressed than male single parents. Old male single parents are more depressed than young male single parents. Depression includes loneliness, loss of interest/pleasure, feelings of guilt, low self-esteem, disturbed sleep, low energy and poor concentration. Regarding depression, according to Polkamally Bharathi, Godishala Sridevi, KB Kumar, 2015, that single parent