PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT DAN SELF-COMPASSION DENGAN DISTRES PSIKOLOGIS REMAJA AKHIR

Abstract

The objective of this study is to ascertain the relationship between Perceived Social Support and Self-Compassion
withpsychological distress in late adolescents. The research subjects were 165 students of class XI at SMA Pusaka 1
in East Jakarta, selected using the simple random sampling technique with a quantitative method. The data were
collected using an online questionnaire comprising three Likert scales. The scales used to measure the variables of
interest were the Psychological Distress Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Self-Compassion Scale.
Psychological distress was assessed using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25), while Perceived Social
Support was evaluated using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Self-
Compassion was gauged using the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). The results of the bivariate and multivariate
analyses conducted using the JASP (Jeffrey's Amazing Statistics Program) 19.0 version for Windows revealed a
significant negative relationship between Perceived Social Support and psychological distress, with a correlation
coefficient (r) of -0.530 and a p-value of less than 0.001. Furthermore, a significant negative relationship was
identified between self- compassion and psychological distress, with a correlation coefficient (rho) of -0.204 and a
p-value of 0.009. The results of the stepwise regression analysis indicated that Self-Compassion was a more
dominant predictor of reduced psychological distress than Perceived Social Support. Consequently, this study
emphasises the importance of developing Self-Compassion and Perceived Social Support in order to reduce the level
of psychological distress in lateadolescents in a school setting.