Relationship between Self-Concept and Couping Mechanism in Adolescent Smokers

This research was conducted at SMPN X Tapa. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between self-concept and coping mechanisms in adolescent smokers at SMPN X Tapa. The research method uses an analytical design with a cross sectional approach. Cross sectional survey is a study to study the dynamics of the correlation between risk factors and effects, by approach, observation or data collection all at once (point time approach). The sample of this research was 88 students and the sampling was done by using purposive sampling technique. Purposive sampling is a sampling technique with certain considerations. Where the probability value is in the range of 0.088 (> 0.05) and the correlation coefficient is -0.183. This research shows that the self-concept of adolescent smokers at SMPN X Tapa is mostly in the moderate category, namely 53 people, while the coping mechanisms of adolescent smokers at SMPN X Tapa are classified as maladaptive, namely 48 people. It can be concluded about the data analysis carried out between self-concept variables and coping mechanisms in adolescents at SMPN X Tapa, where the probability value is in the range of 0.088 which means > 0.05 and the correlation coefficient is -0.183. The results of the study, seen from the existence of a Spearmen rank correlation hypothesis test, showed that there was no negative relationship between self-concept and coping mechanisms in adolescent smokers at SMPN X Tapa