KONSEP DIRI ANAK YANG BEKERJA PADA USIA REMAJA DI KOTA BENGKULU

During adolescence, there are not only various kinds of changes that include
physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual changes, behavior, but
also changes in self-concept. Self-concept is an individual's understanding
of himself, which in turn will become a guide for action. This study aims to
describe the self-concept of adolescent labor in Bengkulu City, using
qualitative research methods. There were 9 informants, consisting of 5 main
informants, namely child laborers, and 4 supporting informants from
families of child laborers. Informants were determined through the
incidental technique. Data were collected through in-depth interviews,
observation, and documentation studies. The self-concept of child labor in
this study is seen through four aspects, namely physical, social, moral, and
psychological. The self-concept of child labor in this study is seen through
four aspects, namely the physical aspect seen from the informant's
assessment of the state of the body, health, and appearance. The social
aspect is the informant's assessment of the ability to carry out roles in the
family, as well as the people around the place where they are active. The
moral aspect is the informant's assessment of honesty, responsibility, and
religiosity. Also the psychic aspect is seen from the ability to describe
oneself, and conclude how he will be in the future. The results showed that
the self-concept of working children at the age of teenagers in Bengkulu
City was positive, because the informants understood good and bad, and
knew how to implement values in physical, social, moral and psychological
aspects. Although the values in these four aspects have not been able to be
carried out optimally and consistently, the informants have enthusiasm in
carrying out daily work activities, and have pride in themselves that more or
less have been able to help their parents, when most teenagers are the same
age, they are still completely dependent on their parents. However, every
type of work certainly has risks, especially for the development of
adolescent self-concept. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the
Regional Government conduct a special program to improve the economic
welfare of the families of child laborers, so that the intensity of child labor
at work can be reduced or even stopped.