Correlation of Self Confidence with Social Interaction Implications for Social Capability Development in Counseling Guidance Services

Abstract

Social interaction is a dynamic social relationship involving relationships between individuals and groups. Therefore, good social interaction needs to be developed in students. However, many students have difficulty in social interaction. One of the factors that influence social interaction is the level of self-confidence. This study aims to describe the social interactions and self-confidence of students and to find out how big the relationship between social interaction and student self-confidence. The research method used is quantitative with an associative approach. The research sample was 125 students of SMPN 263 Jakara who were selected by using Probability sampling technique-Simple random sampling. The instrument used was a social interaction scale totaling 31 items with a reliability level of 0, 897, and a self-confidence scale totaling 49 items with a reliability rating of 0.942. Data analysis using product moment correlation. The results showed a significant positive relationship between self-confidence and social interaction in students of SMPN 263 Jakarta with a correlation coefficient of rxy = 0.614 and a sig. 0.000 <0.05. It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between self-confidence and students' social interactions. Thus the Counseling Guidance teacher is one of the important aspects in education, it is required to provide student services, especially in the field of social skills to improve student abilities