Pemaafan (Forgiveness) dan Resiliensi (Recilience) pada Pelajar yang mengalami Social Media Fatigue dimasa Pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, communication technology increasingly controls all aspects of human life, in order to achieve success in studying, resilience is essential for Indonesian students. This study aims to empirically test the relationship between forgiveness and resilience in students who experience social media fatigue measured by the Social Media Fatigue Scale that the author created himself based on Bright (2015) concept. A total of 279 Indonesian students spread across several cities in Sumatra and Java, Indonesia, were respondents to the study. Data collection using Forgiveness Scale (4 items, α = 0.829) and Resilience Scale (7 items, α = 0.899), which researchers created based on forgiveness theory which developed by Enright (2001) and McCullough, et al (1998) and resilience theory which developed by Reivich and Shatte (2002). The results of a simple regression test showed a significant positive relationship between forgiveness and resilience (R= .781; p less than 0.001; F=18.03) where the effective contribution of forgiveness to resilience is 33.9%. The implications of the results of the study will be discussed. Abstrak: Masa pandemic Covid-19 teknologi komunikasi semakin mengontrol segala aspek kehidupan manusia, untuk mencapai keberhasilan dalam belajar, resiliensi sangat diperlukan pelajar Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji secara empirik hubungan antara pemaafan dengan resiliensi pada pelajar yang mengalami social media fatigue berdasarkan Skala Social Media Fatigue yang penulis buat sendiri dari konsep Bright (2015). Sebanyak 279 orang pelajar Indonesia yang tersebar di beberapa kota di Pulau Sumatera dan Jawa, Indonesia, menjadi responden penelitian. Pengumpulan data menggunakan Skala Pemaafan (Forgiveness Scale, 14 aitem, α = 0.829) dan Skala Resiliensi (Recilience Scale, 7 aitem, α = 0.899), yang peneliti buat sendiri berdasarkan Teori Forgiveness yang dikembangkan oleh Enright (2001) dan McCullough, dkk (1998) dan Teori recilience dari Reivich dan Shatte (2002). Hasil uji regresi sederhana menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif yang signifikan antara pemaafan dengan resiliensi (R= .781; p kurang dari 0.001; F=18.03) dimana sumbangan efektif pemaafan terhadap resiliensi sebesar 33.9%. Implikasi hasil penelitian akan didiskusikan.

Forgiveness and Resilience: A Case of Adolescents With Broken Home Divorce

“…This means that the higher the forgiveness, the higher the resilience of broken home divorce adolescents. The results of this study are in line with the findings of Hafnidar et al (2021) that forgiveness is one of the factors that makes individuals able to endure in painful or resilient conditions.…”

“…Participants in this study exhibited a moderate level of resilience, indicating that they were adolescents who had experienced a broken home divorce and were capable of enduring the circumstances of their family's divorce, which is characterized by forgiveness (Hafnidar et al, 2021). Reivich and Shatte (2002) add that the presence of protective characteristics emanating from people, such as the capacity for forgiveness, tends to encourage self-improvement when faced with challenging circumstances.…”

“…Self-resilience greatly benefits from forgiveness. Self-resilience can be attained through forgiving behavior, which is the first step (Hafnidar, Junita, & Zahara, 2021). When he experiences inner peace, a person will be able to endure hardship and overcome it.…”