Perbedaan Self-Compassion Pada Pemuda Gereja Di Desa Pineleng I Kabupaten Minahasa

Abstract

This study aims to examine differences in self-compassion among young churchgoers who actively participate in church activities in Pineleng I Village, Minahasa Regency, based on gender. Self-compassion is an individual’s ability to treat oneself with kindness, to understand that failure is part of the human experience, and to acknowledge negative experiences without being overly self-critical. This study employed a quantitative approach with a comparative research design. The study population consisted of all 53 young people from the GMIM church in Pineleng I Village, Minahasa Regency, who actively participated in church activities. The sampling technique used is saturation sampling, so the entire population is included in the study sample. The research instrument uses the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) developed by Kristin Neff, and the data is analyzed using an independent samples t-test with the help of program SPSS 25 for Windows. The results of the study indicate that, descriptively, young men have higher levels of self­compassion than young women. The majority of young men (53.3%) fall into the high category, while the majority of young women (60.9%) fall into the moderate category. However, the results of the hypothesis test indicate that there is no significant difference in self-compassion between young men and women. This is indicated by a p-value of 0.857

> 0.05 and a t-calculated value of 0.181 < t-table 2.007. The results of this study indicate that participation in church activities provides relatively similar social and spiritual experiences, as well as environmental support, in fostering self-compassion among young churchgoers.