<![CDATA[Perkembangan teknologi digital mendorong mahasiswa untuk secara intens menghasilkan dan menyimpan berbagai arsip personal, mulai dari dokumen akademik hingga rekam jejak identitas digital. Namun, praktik personal recordkeeping sering kali dilakukan secara tidak terstruktur dan reaktif, sehingga memunculkan kecemasan digital, stres, dan hilangnya rasa kendali atas arsip pribadi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi bagaimana mahasiswa memaknai praktik personal recordkeeping serta bagaimana narasi personal merefleksikan kesadaran diri dan identitas digital. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif eksploratif dengan Story Completion Method, di mana partisipan diminta melengkapi batang cerita terkait pengalaman pengelolaan arsip personal. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis tematik untuk mengidentifikasi pola emosi, praktik, dan proses penilaian arsip. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa personal recordkeeping merupakan praktik psiko-teknis yang memadukan tindakan teknis dengan respons afektif, seperti stres, kebingungan, kelegaan, dan rasa berdaya. Mahasiswa secara implisit menerapkan berbagai kriteria appraisal, termasuk nilai guna akademik, nilai emosional, nilai representasi diri, dan pertimbangan teknis. Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa arsip personal berfungsi sebagai ekstensi diri dan sarana refleksi identitas digital. Dengan demikian, personal recordkeeping perlu dipahami sebagai praktik bermakna yang berkontribusi pada kesejahteraan digital mahasiswa. The rapid expansion of digital technologies has led students to continuously generate and store various forms of personal records, including academic documents and digital identity traces. However, personal recordkeeping practices are often unstructured and reactive, resulting in digital anxiety, stress, and a diminished sense of control over personal information. This study aims to explore how students make meaning of personal recordkeeping practices and how personal narratives reflect self-awareness and digital identity. Using an exploratory qualitative approach, this research employs the Story Completion Method, inviting participants to complete narrative stems related to experiences of managing personal digital records. The data were analyzed through thematic analysis to identify recurring emotional patterns, appraisal processes, and recordkeeping practices. The findings reveal that personal recordkeeping constitutes a psycho-technical practice, integrating technical actions with affective responses such as anxiety, confusion, relief, and empowerment. Students implicitly apply multiple appraisal criteria, including academic utility, emotional value, self-representation, and technical constraints. The study further demonstrates that personal archives function as extensions of the self and as reflective tools for shaping digital identity. Overall, this research highlights personal recordkeeping as a meaningful and reflective practice that plays a significant role in students’ digital wellbeing.]]>
