Abstract:Diagnostic assessment tests for students entering elementary school were conducted once, focusing solely on letter reading. However, teachers did not assess syllable, word, paragraph, or reading comprehension, leading to…
ongoing issues in early reading ability among students. This study aimed to describe the early reading ability of the first-grade students at SDN 014 Tarakan through diagnostic assessment in terms of five key aspects: reading letters, reading syllables, reading words, reading paragraphs, and comprehending information from reading. A qualitative descriptive approach was employed in this study. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation. The findings revealed that in the letter reading aspect, 34 out of 55 students were fluent, while 21 were not. In the syllable reading aspect, 27 students were fluent, and 28 were not. In the word reading aspect, 21 students read fluently, while 34 did not. In the paragraph reading aspect, 15 students read fluently, and 40 struggled. In the comprehension aspect, 16 students could understand the content, whereas 39 had difficulties with comprehension. The study also identified several challenges faced by students with reading difficulties. These included poor memorization of letter shapes, frequent errors such as changing, omitting, or misplacing letters, difficulty with long words, limited vocabulary, and lack of concentration while reading.
Abstract:Mental health for adolescents is important to recognize and improve adolescents' psychological well-being and resilience. Adolescents with good mental health have adaptive abilities to manage feelings and deal with the challenges…
hallenges of daily life. The results of the initial study in student-managed families found that the majority of families expressed adolescents' vulnerability to mental health problems due to the impact of technological advances. Providing health education is expected to increase adolescents' self-recognition and increase knowledge to improve mental health. The community service method begins with the problem collection stage in the fostered area and continues with providing health education on the characteristics of adolescents/Gen Z and the importance of maintaining mental health at a young age. The results of filling out the questionnaire showed that the majority of adolescents, 73.68%, were in the moderate Psycho-logical Well-Being category and 52.63% were in the moderate Psychological Distress category. It is expected that adolescents can increase self-awareness and improve mental health in overcoming problems in everyday life.
Keywords: adolescents; gen Z; mental health
Abstrak: Kesehatan mental untuk remaja penting untuk mengenali dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan psikologis dan ketahanan remaja. Remaja dengan kesehatan mental yang baik memiliki kemampuan adaptif untuk mengelola perasaan dan menghadapi tantangan kehidupan sehari-hari. Hasil studi awal pada keluarga kelolaan mahasiswa, ditemukan mayoritas keluarga mengutarakan kerentanan remaja pada masalah kesehatan mental akibat dampak kemajuan teknologi. Pemberian edukasi kesehatan diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengenalan diri remaja dan meningkatkan pengetahuan untuk meningkatkan kesehatan mental. Metode pengabdian masyarakat dimulai dengan tahap pengumpulan masalah pada wilayah binaan dan dilanjutkan dengan pemberian edukasi kesehatan mengenai karakteristik remaja/Gen Z dan pentingnya menjaga kesehatan mental pada usia muda. Hasil pengisian kuesioner diketahui bahwa mayoritas remaja, sebesar 73.68% berada pada kategori Psychological Well-Being tingkat sedang dan 52.63% berada pada tingkat Psychological Distress kategori sedang. Diharapkan remaja dapat meningkatkan kesadaran diri dan meningkatkan kesehatan mental dalam mengatasi masalah dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
Kata kunci: remaja; gen Z; kesehatan mental
Abstract:Kesehatan mental merupakan bagian penting dari kesejahteraan individu yang seringkali kurang mendapatkan perhatian, terutama di Indonesia. Disabilitas Mental seringkali menghadapi stigma sosial dan kesulitan dalam berinteraksi…
eraksi dengan masyarakat, yang memperburuk kondisi mental mereka. Pengabdian ini berfokus pada pemberian media interaktif berupa papan perasaan "How Do You Feel?" oleh Mahasiswa BKP Fakultas Psikologi UNM di Sentra Wirajaya Makassar. Kegiatan ini bertujuan membantu PM disabilitas mental dalam mengenali dan mengekspresikan emosi. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini mencakup psikoedukasi, pengenalan alat peraga, dan evaluasi kegiatan selama tujuh hari. Hasil dari kegiatan ini menunjukkan bahwa papan perasaan "How Do You Feel?" efektif dalam mendorong Penerima Manfaat (PM) untuk lebih terbuka dalam mengungkapkan perasaan, meningkatkan kepercayaan diri, serta membantu dalam mengutarakan emosi dengan lebih baik. Selain itu, pendekatan ini juga memperkuat hubungan sosial antara PM dengan mahasiswa BKP Fakultas Psikologi UNM serta lingkungan Sentra Wirajaya, mengurangi asumsi negatif mengenai penolakan sosial, dan memberikan dampak positif terhadap proses rehabilitasi mereka.