Dampak Self-Reward dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Psikologis terhadap Mahasiswa Program Sarjana Semester Akhir di Fakultas Kedokteran USU

Abstract

Final semester students often experience high psychological pressure, especially when facing their final project or thesis. This pressure can trigger stress that impacts psychological well-being. Medical school students are among the most vulnerable groups due to the rigorous education system, heavy academic load, and pressure to become a competent medical professional. The concept of self-reward emerged as a way to reduce stress and maintain psychological well-being. Selfreward is understood as a form of personal reward that individuals give to themselves after succesfully achieving a target or completing a certain task. This research uses a qualitative approach, where data i collected through in-depth interviews with a number of selected informants. The results showed that the practice of self-reward is able to have a positive impact on students such as in the aspects of self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, mastery of the environment, life goals, and self-growth. Although self-reward is not very important, the end result of self-reward can have a positive impact om those who do self-reward.