STATUS PERKEMBANGAN DAN IDENTITAS DIRI REMAJA DI SMP NEGERI 49 KRAMAT JATI JAKARTA TIMUR

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of change in biological, psychological, and social aspects from childhood to
adulthood. At this range of time, these changes can affect the development process and identity
formation. This process may start at the early stage of adolescence which is in the age of junior high
school. If adolescent developmental and identity status are not robust, adolescents tend to be easily
exposed to negative behavior such as drug abuse and free sex. The purpose of this study was to
determine the status of development and identity of adolescents in SMP Negeri 49 East Jakarta. The
method used was descriptive quantitative to describe or to give illustration of the object being
studied. Number of respondents was 21 adolescence which attained by calculation using purposive
sampling technique. The results obtained are that most respondents have achieved optimal
development (85,7%) and more than half of respondents have active identity (57,1%). From these
results, it can be seen that not all respondents have achieved optimal development, and there are
still many whose identities are less active. This is a natural phenomenon since the development and
identity are still in process throughout adolescence until the age of eighteen. Furthermore, it can be
concluded that the optimization of development achievement and adolescent self-identity is still
needed, for this reason, efforts to promote adolescent health can be carried out both in schools and
in the community setting.