The Experience of Social Support Received by Adolescents with Self-Harm Behavior in The Nursing Department at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta

Abstract

Background: Adolescents do self-harm as an act to control their emotional feelings. Self-Harm is an attempt to harmoneself without the desire to commit suicide. One of the factors that influence self-harm is social support.

Objective: Knowing the experience of social support received by adolescents with self-harm behavior in the Nursing Science Study Program at Jenderal Achmad Yani University Yogyakarta.

Methods: This research uses Qualitative method with descriptive phenomenology design. The interview method used structured interviews and sampling using snowball sampling with a total of 5 participants.

Results: This study obtained 6 themes, namely (1) Self harm as an attempt to hurt oneself; (2) Receiving support in the form of instrumental, appreciation, and information; (3) Sadness, pain, and fear as the dominant responses that arise when self-harming; (4) Feelings of satisfaction when self-harming; (5) Feelings of emotion to get attention and affection from good friend support; and (6) The need for full support from parents and friends to get better.

Conclusion: Social support is defined as the feeling of being moved to get attention and affection because of the support of good friends. Attention and affection because of good friends' support is interpreted as a meaningful form of support, which can cause deep emotional feelings to control self-harm behavior.