THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-HARM BEHAVIOR AMONG ADOLESCENTS FROM BROKEN HOMES

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between self-esteem and self-harm behavior in adolescents from broken homes. The hypothesis proposed in this study is that there is a negative relationship between self-esteem and self-harm behavior in adolescents from broken homes. The subjects in this study were adolescents from broken homes aged 18-22 years. There were 250 subjects in this study who came from broken homes. The method used was a quantitative approach with purposive sampling and Pearson product moment analysis to measure the relationship between variables. The results of the analysis obtained a correlation coefficient (rxy) value of -0.506, p value of < 0.001, thus accepting the research hypothesis. This means that there is a significant negative relationship between self-esteem and self-harm behavior in broken home adolescents. The correlation coefficient of determination (R²) value of 0.256, meaning that the self-esteem variable contributes 25.6% to the self harm variable, while the remaining 74.4% is influenced by factors not examined in this study. These findings provide empirical evidence for the role of self-esteem as a significant psychological factor associated with self-harm behavior among adolescents from broken home backgrounds and contribute to the literature on adolescent mental health and self-injurious behavior.