Penerimaan Diri Remaja Putus Sekolah

Abstract

In fact, many teenagers are unable to complete their education according to their age level, namely high school, for various reasons such as laziness, school and even family problems, joining friends and so on. Dropping out of school can have an impact on the psychological condition of adolescents and cause various social problems that affect adolescent self-acceptance. This study aims to obtain an overview of the process of self-acceptance in adolescents who drop out of school, using a qualitative approach. Data were obtained through interviews and observations by exploring the five stages of self-acceptance proposed by Germer. The number of respondents was three (3) people aged 17-18 years in Humbang Hasundutan Regency. The sampling method uses the snowball sampling technique. The results of the research at the stage of self-acceptance achieved by the three respondents namely; Respondent I reached the fifth self-acceptance stage of friendship-embracing, seeing hidden values within 3 years and went through each stage quite comfortably because they already had clear goals and plans for their lives. Respondent II reached the third stage of tolerance-safe enduring self acceptance within 2 years and did not seem to feel fully comfortable at each stage because he was still late in regret and did not yet have activities and a supportive environment. Respondent III reached the fifth stage of friendship-embracing, seeing hidden values within 2 years and went through each stage quite comfortably and felt more useful after dropping out of school because he had worked and was able to give to his family. Parents should understand the needs and problems of education children, exploring the potential, talents and interests of children and adolescents who drop out of school are expected to participate in the community in order to develop themselves for development in their environment.