Journal of Educational Sciences
Vol. 10 No. 4 (2026): Journal of Educational Sciences

Examining The Relationship between Social Comparison on Self-Acceptance among Senior High School Students in Sleman Regency

Marissa, Siti (Unknown)
Wangid, Muhammad Nur (Unknown)



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Publish Date
26 Apr 2026

Abstract

The study aims to determine the relationship between social comparison and self-acceptance. This study employed a correlational research design. The population consisted of 9.828 students from seventeen public senior high schools in Sleman Regency. A sample of 367 students was selected using a two stage sampling technique. Data were collected using two psychological instruments: the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM), and Berger’s Self-Acceptance Scale. Instrument validity was determined through expert judgment, while reliability testing using Cronbach’s Alpha yielded coefficients of 0.788 for social comparison, and 0.937 for self-acceptance. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, and simple linear regression, with the assistance of SPSS 25 for Windows. There is a negative and significant relationship between social comparison and self-acceptance in public high school students in Sleman Regency, with Sig=0.000 (Sig<0.005) and a correlation value of -0.403. This means that the higher the social comparison, the lower the self-acceptance. Social comparison provides an effective contribution to self-acceptance of 16.3%.

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JES

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Religion Humanities Education Library & Information Science Other

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JES publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring regionally and internationally in the educational sciences with the aim to advance our knowledge both in term of theory and practice. Moreover, this journal also covers the issues concerned with the following special sections: ...