SELF- INJURY PADA MAHASISWA SEMESTER AWAL DITINJAU DARI SELF-COMPASSION

Abstract

Objective: This research aims to examine empirically whether there is a
relationship between self-compassion and self-injury in first semester students,
Faculty of Psychology, Unissula Semarang. Method: This research is
quantitative using correlational methods. The research subjects were 88 first
semester students consisting of 72 women and 16 men. The subject sampling
technique used purposive sampling. This research data was collected using two
scales. The self-injury scale from Fiqria (2018) has an alpha reliability of 0.950,
and the self-compassion scale from Susanti (2019) which has an alpha reliability
of 0.920. Result: Research data analysis used non-parametric Spearman
correlation, because the data distribution did not normal. The result obtained a
correlation coefficient of -0.437, and a significance level of 0.000 (p < 0.05)
using Spearman's rho correlation. This correlation is stated to be quite strong
(0.26 – 0.50 quite strong correlation category). Conclusion: It can be concluded
that the hypothesis is accepted, that there is a significant negative relationship

between self-compassion and self-injury. The higher the student's self-
compassion, the lower the student's self-injury, and vice versa.