SELF-COMPASSION BAGI SANDWICH GENERATION: PROGRAM PSIKOEDUKASI MELALUI MEDIA SOSIAL INSTAGRAM
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Sandwich generation refers to people of any age group who are "sandwiched" between caring for their children and their aging parents. Many of them are also struggling to fulfill their work requirements at the same time. Often, this situation leads to decreased mental health. Recent evidence suggests that self-compassion may act as a protective factor against stress and self-criticism. Hence, this community service project aims to provide information about self-compassion for sandwich generation in handling their dual roles and measure the effectiveness of a psychoeducational program in raising awareness of sandwich generation on the importance of self-compassion. A preliminary interview conducted with 7 participants shows that sandwich generations tend to evaluate their dual roles negatively. An online psychoeducational program was carried out by using Instagram through @bersamaruangrasa account. Infographics containing practical information about self-compassion were uploaded in three days. The results show that 27.87% of followers like the infographics, 10.92% leave comments, and 48.63% share the infographics through their accounts. It can be concluded that this psychoeducational activity effectively increases the awareness of sandwich generation on the importance of self-compassion. That promotes the positive well-being of some individuals who participated in psychoeducational.
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Generasi sandwich merujuk pada orang-orang dari segala kelompok usia yang terhimpit di antara tanggung jawab untuk merawat anak-anak sekaligus orang tua mereka yang telah lanjut usia. Pada saat yang sama, banyak dari mereka juga berjuang untuk memenuhi tuntutan pekerjaan. Situasi ini seringkali berdampak pada penurunan kesehatan mental. Bukti-bukti terbaru menunjukkan bahwa self-compassion dapat berfungsi sebagai faktor protektif terhadap stres dan self-criticism. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini pun ditujukan untuk memberikan informasi terkait self-compassion bagi generasi sandwich, serta mengukur efektivitas program psikoedukasi yang ditujukan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran mereka akan pentingnya self-compassion. Hasil wawancara awal dengan 7 partisipan menunjukkan bahwa generasi sandwich cenderung menilai peran ganda mereka secara negatif. Program psikoedukasi daring pun dilakukan dengan menggunakan Instagram melalui akun @bersamaruangrasa. Infografis yang memuat informasi praktis seputar self-compassion diunggah dalam periode tiga hari. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa 27.8% pengikut menyukai konten, 10.92% memberikan komentar, dan 48.63% pengikut membagikan konten tersebut melalui akun mereka masing-masing. Dari hasil tersebut dan berdasarkan informasi yang didapatkan dari beberapa individu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kegiatan psikoedukasi ini efektif dan bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan kesadaran sandwich generation akan pentingnya self-compassion dan membantu mereka meningkatkan kesejahteraan mental yang positif.
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