The Effect of Self-Acceptance and Social Adjustment onSenior High School Students’Self-Concept

Abstract

The present study was aimed at finding out the effect of self-acceptance and social adjustment on student’s self-concept. To achieve the research objectives, researchers conducted a survey. This surveys study employed correlational design, out of 248 students, 149 respondents were selected using quota sampling. Self-acceptance scale, social adjustment scale, and self-concept scale were employed as the instrument of the study. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data. Following the analysis result, the significance level was 0.000 or less than 0.05. It could be concluded that self-acceptance and social support significantly affect student’s self-concept. Based on this conclusion, students need to improve their self-acceptance, socisl adjusment, and possitive self-concept.