The Relationship between Self-Concept, Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Acceptance of Physical Changes in Young Girls during Puberty at Tanjungpandan 1 Public High School in 2023

Abstract

Background: Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. As a result of physical changes, the body proportions of adolescents also change, where the proportions of the body become larger and unbalanced so it often makes adolescents feel awkward with their bodies and causes adolescents to want to change it. Based on this, the researcher is interested in conducting a research entitled "The relationship between self-concept, knowledge, and attitudes towards acceptance of physical changes in female adolescents during puberty at SMA Negeri 1 Tanjungpandan in 2023". Research Objectives: Knowing the Relationship between Self-Concept, Knowledge, and Attitudes towards Acceptance of Physical Changes in Young Girls during Puberty at Tanjungpandan 1 Public High School in 2023. Research Methods: This research was conducted using an analytic survey method with a cross-sectional approach with a total sample of 185 people. Technical data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed univariately and bivariate using the SPSS program statistical calculations. Research Results: the results of this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between self-concept, knowledge, and attitudes, with a p-value (0.000) <α (0.05) on the acceptance of physical changes in female adolescents during puberty at SMA Negeri 1 Tanjungpandan in 2023. Conclusions and Suggestions: There is a relationship between self-concept, knowledge, and attitudes toward acceptance of physical changes in young girls during puberty at SMA Negeri 1 Tanjungpandan in 2023. It is hoped that the school can increase the knowledge of its students so that they accept any changes that occur within themselves at the stages and make themselves better individuals for the future by holding PIK-R activities at school.