The Relationship between Personal Self-Concept and The Meaningfulness of Life in Migrant Students in Yogyakarta

Abstract

Meaningfulness of life is everything considered important and valuable by an individual that can be believed as a truth that is in line with their existence and role as living beings. Personal self-concept is an individual's view related to their understanding of themselves, which includes how individuals see, assess, and respond. This study aims to determine the relationship between personal self-concept and the meaning of life in migrant students. This study hypothesizes that there is a relationship between personal self-concept and the meaning of life in Overseas students. The subjects used in the study were 58 Overseas student respondents in Yogyakarta aged 18 to 25 years. Data collection used two scales, namely the Personal Self-Concept Scale and the Meaningfulness of Life Scale. The data analysis technique used Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis which was calculated with the help of the SPSS version 27 program. The results of the analysis obtained a correlation coefficient (rxy) = 0.415 with P = 0.001 (P < 0.050). This shows that there is a significant positive relationship between personal self-concept and the meaning of life in migrant students. The coefficient of determination (R Squared) obtained is 0.172, which means that the personal self-concept variable can influence the meaning of life variable by 17.2% and the remaining 82.8% is influenced by other factors.

Keywords: Personal Self-Concept, Meaning of Life, and Migrant Students