Self Compassion for Student

[PERBAIKAN] Maura Ryang Noornafisya

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Odd Psychology
Higher education is very closely related to the word student. Students themselves are defined
as a group of groups within the scope of higher education who are around 18-30 years old (Asiyah,
2013). Students have an important role as agents of change because students are very close to the
development of science. This is in line with the opinion of Winarno (2012) who argues that students
have a role as agents of social change as stated in the tridharma of higher education (education,
researchers, and community service). So that students will always be required to make changes in
behavior in the environment. An individual who enters the world of lectures will experience major
changes in his life (Santrock, 2007). The changes experienced by students are various phenomena
caused by the transition from adolescence to adulthood (Hurlock, 2006). Students entering early
adulthood or early adulthood according to the development of human life will often have problems
as they get older in early adulthood. Early adulthood is often referred to as a period of transition
from dependence to independence, starting from economic independence, freedom of self-
determination and a more realistic view of the future. Therefore, various demands often shackle
students in completing their studies such as academic demands, socialization with the campus
environment and the surrounding environment. So that it is no longer common to our ears, we often
hear various news covering student life, ranging from achievements, descriptions of campus life,
to negative news, such as students who experience stress and commit suicide. In addition, feelings
of depression are also common among college students. Michael, Huelsman, Gerard, Gilligan, &
Gustafson (2006). From the results of research by Beck and Young (1985) it was described that
three-quarters of all students felt depressed at some time during their schooling. This situation can
occur considering the complexity of the problems that confront students when they are undergoing
their studies and the flow of opportunities for students to experience symptoms of depression from
various problems that may arise. As explained above, the demands of adapting to the conditions
and situations of the campus environment, the mountain of assignments, academic demands, and
others greatly affect this. In fact, according to Reifman and Dunkel-Schetter (in Allgower Wardle,
& Steptoe 2001), symptoms of depression and anxiety are of particular concern to
students, as well as being associated with low academic performance and low participation in
campus activities.

Halim (2015) explained that the things that hinder a person from living life are negative
emotions that are prolonged without any resolution, making it difficult for a person to develop
himself and tend to withdraw from the environment. To overcome these negative emotions a
person must be able to accept everything and reality, shortcomings, and problems that happen to
him. Having an attitude of self-compassion is the starting point in overcoming negative emotions
experienced by individuals. This term is called self-compassion or often called self-compassion.
Self-compassion arises from the word compassion which is derived from the Latin patiri and the
Greek patein which means to suffer, undergo, or experience. Self compassion is a new concept
adapted from Buddhist philosophy which has a general definition of self compassion. According
to Neff (2003), self-compassion is defined as an attitude of concern and kindness towards oneself
when facing various difficulties in life or self-deficiencies. Self-compassion in individuals tends
to have self-involved compassion such as being kind to oneself instead of self-critical, but rather
seeing suffering, failure and lack as part of human life in general. Overall, it includes
acknowledging that weakness and disappointment are part of the human experience and that every
human being experiences them, and so we ourselves deserve compassion.

From the description above, it can be concluded that students will experience various kinds
of problems, this will shock students. These problems stem from academic demands and the
environment in which they live where when students cannot carry out these demands properly,
various kinds of problems will arise such as stress and depression and when these are not properly
annulled, other impacts will arise such as poor academic performance. to academic failure.
Therefore it is necessary to conduct research that explains the description of self- compassion in
students, to what extent students have an attitude of self-compassion and what is the role of a
student's self-compassion. This depiction makes a deeper knowledge of self- compassion as it is
in a student. Where when doing a description you will get an overview of the phenomenon so that
it can make literature for the improvement or treatment of an individual's attitude or as a strategic
plan from an agency to improve the performance of its students. In addition, it can predict a
phenomenon of future events or prevention of a negative event.

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