self compassion meaning and its role in the psyhological well being of adolescent in denpasar, a study using photovoice

Self compassion can be regarded as a negative indicator of the existence of stress. Compassion involves an individual's sensitivity to suffering. Self compassion can be defined as an effort made by individuals in order to love themselves. All that is done is for the good of the individuals themselves. Nowdays there is plenty of news related to juvenile deliquency in Denpasar, from adolescent riding loud motorcycles disturbing neighborhood, suicide acts, to gang riots, which is revealed later that many adolesecent were involved in. What the adolescents in Denpasar are doing is endangering thenselves, and this means that the adolescent are not making an effort to love themselves. This research involves respondents from adolescent communities in Denpasar. Random sampling techniques were utilized to select the adolescent communities involved in the research, wih adolesent between the ages of early to late the adolescent as subjects. This research uses qualitative methods with photovoice as the data collecting technique. Photovoice is a method to collect data which allows collaboration between researcher and the community. The reason for photovoice usage in this research is due to its ability to portray the community's needs through the photos taken by the participants. The result of this research will discuss the meaning and the role of self compassion in the psychological well being of adolescents in Denpasar.