Peran Meaning in Life terhadap Loneliness melalui Serial Mediation Self-Compassion dan Compassion for Others
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compassion for others, emerging adulthood, loneliness, meaning in life , self-compassionAbstrak
Kesepian merupakan permasalahan umum yang terjadi pada individu yang berada pada masa emerging adulthood dan dapat memberikan dampak pada kesehatan fisik ataupun psikologis. Adapun penelitian sebelumnya menunjukkan peran penting dari meaning in life terhadap menurunnya kesepian, namun mekanisme yang mendasari hubungan kedua variabel masih perlu ditelaah lebih lanjut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran meaning in life terhadap loneliness melalui serial mediation self-compassion dan compassion for others. Sebanyak 396 partisipan dengan usia 18 – 29 tahun dilibatkan melalui teknik convenience sampling dan dianalisis menggunakan Model 6 dengan modul classical process model di perangkat JASP. Hasil analisis mediasi menunjukkan bahwa meaning in life memiliki peran yang signifikan dalam menurunkan loneliness, baik secara langsung ataupun tidak langsung melalui self-compassion. Berbeda dengan self-compassion, compassion for others tidak terbukti memediasi peran meaning in life terhadap loneliness. Penelitian ini pun menemukan bahwa compassion for others juga tidak berperan sebagai mediator kedua dalam mediator serial (self-compassion dan compassion for others) dalam peran meaning in life terhadap loneliness. Temuan ini menggambarkan bahwa proses yang berlangsung secara internal, khususnya pada kemampuan individu untuk mengasihi diri sendiri (self-compassion) memiliki peranan yang lebih dominan dalam menjembatani hubungan antara meaning in life dan loneliness dibandingkan dengan faktor yang bersifat interpersonal, seperti dalam penelitian ini adalah welas asih terhadap orang lain (compassion for others). Penelitian ini memberikan implikasi praktis mengenai pentingnya penguatan makna hidup serta self-compassion untuk menurunkan tingkat kesepian pada individu pada masa emerging adulthood.
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