Analysis of Changes in Marriage Age Limits from Psychological Perspectives

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the results of changes to the marriage age limit in Law No. 1 of 1974 using a psychological perspective. The research method used is qualitative using a case approach. The data taken is based on cases of early marriage which are widespread in Indonesia and analyzed by reducing data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results obtained show that the risk of miscarriage for children under 17 years of age is five times higher, while for children aged 15 to 19 years it is twice as high. So, changing the age limit for marriage is a solution to reduce the number of miscarriages which are currently occurring in Indonesia.