Personal Growth in Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic Pertumbuhan Pribadi pada Mahasiswa selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact throughout the world, including in Indonesia. One of the effects is on students, namely on the process of personal growth. Personal growth is a process of individual development in qualitative aspects, including ways of thinking, memory and ideas that can influence an action. Personal growth is a learning process in which a person grows and takes action from the environment around him. This study aims to describe the process of student growth during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research respondents came from 11 faculties at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS), consisting of 373 respondents (74%) women and 129 respondents (26%) men. The data analysis method used is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that as many as 109 students (24%) felt anxious, 65 students (17%) felt normal, 63 students (14%) felt bored, 95 students (13%) felt sad, 40 students (11%) felt alert. and adhering to health protocols, 42 students (8%) felt annoyed, 29 students (5%) felt stressed, 19 students (4%) felt tired, 25 students (2%) felt mixed feelings, and 14 students (2%) ) feeling scared. The results of this study also show the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on student activities during the pandemic. The data shows that as many as 371 students (74%) filled the pandemic time by doing productive activities, such as developing hobbies, participating in competitions, helping parents and attending webinars. As many as 131 students (26%) did activities that were not useful or less productive during the pandemic, such as sleeping, lying down, playing on social media, going on vacation and hanging out with friends. It can be concluded that the majority of students experienced a growth process during the Covid-19 pandemic.