ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT, EMOTIONAL REGULATION AGAINST QUARTER LIFE CRISIS IN FINAL SEMESTER STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PANCASAKTI TEGAL IN 2024

Abstract

Quarter Life Crisis can happen to anyone, including students in the final semester of Guidance and Counseling at Pancasakti University, Tegal. The aim of the research is to determine the conditions of the quarter life crisis experienced by final semester students, as well as analyze the forms of social support to deal with the quarter life crisis and also analyze how students regulate their emotions in facing the quarter life crisis. Data collection techniques in this research are observation, interviews, documentation and source triangulation. Determination of the sample in this research was by using purposive sampling with 2 final semester students of Guidance and Counseling at Pancasakti University, Tegal. The results of this research showed that both respondents experienced a quarter life crisis with conditions of difficulty making decisions, worry about interpersonal relationships, anxiety, feelings of pressure, negative self-evaluation, feelings of being trapped in difficult situations and feelings of hopelessness. The social support received by students experiencing a quarter life crisis includes emotional support, instrumental support, informational support and also appreciation support. Each student has a different way of monitoring emotions, evaluating emotions and modifying emotions. Suggestions for students to start exploring the positive potential they have by carrying out positive activities and implementing solutions to be able to face the quarter-life crisis phase positively. It is hoped that future researchers will develop it with more varied variables so that they can obtain better research results in the future.