The Correlation Between Self-Concept and Anxiety of Finding a Partner in Young Adults in Urban Communities

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10.2991/assehr.k.210805.102How to use a DOI?

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Self-concept, partner anxiety, young adults

Abstract

Many young adults with single status have anxiety about finding a partner which is indicated by the increasing number of online dating application users. Many factors influence a person in finding a partner, one of which is self-concept. Self-concept is an individual’s perspective on abilities and self-evaluation which is manifested in the form of behavior. Young adult individuals with positive and negative self-concepts both have the potential to feel anxious about finding a partner. Anxiety is an emotional feeling that is caused by a threat that comes from within or outside, both real and perceived, causing tension within. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between self-concept and anxiety in finding a partner in young adults. This study using Quantitative method. Sampling was conducted on November 16-30, 2020 using a purposive sampling technique involving 360 participants who have an age range of 20-30 years consisting of 250 women and 110 men. In this study, the correlation method and the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) measurement tool by William H. Fitts were used and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) measurement tool by Spielberger, Gorsuch, and Lushene. Based on the analysis of respondent data using the Spearman correlation technique, it was found that there was a significant negative correlation between self-concept and anxiety of finding a partner in young adults. This indicates that the more positive individual self-concept makes the value of the anxiety variable lower and vice versa.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ivana Djajasaputra
AU  - Debora Basaria
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/08/08
TI  - The Correlation Between Self-Concept and Anxiety of Finding a Partner in Young Adults in Urban Communities
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Business, Social, and Humanities (ICEBSH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 647
EP  - 652
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210805.102
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210805.102
ID  - Djajasaputra2021
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