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  <journal>
    <title>Jurnal Keilmuan Pendidikan</title>
    <issnOnline>3109-9831</issnOnline>
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  <article id="515">
    <title><![CDATA[From Wounds to Self-Worth: Understanding the Psychological  Link Between Self-Esteem and Self-Harm Among Students ]]></title>
    <abstract><![CDATA[Self-harming behavior has become an important mental health concern among adolescents and is frequently associated with various psychological factors, including self-esteem. This study aimed to examine the effect of self-esteem on self-harm among junior high school students and to identify its implications for school guidance and counseling services. A quantitative cross-sectional correlational design was employed involving 214 Grade VIII students from SMPN 14 Bekasi, Indonesia, who were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using researcher-developed self-esteem and self-harm questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple linear regression with IBM SPSS Statistics version 20. The findings revealed a significant negative effect of self-esteem on self-harm (β = -0.415, p < .001), indicating that students with higher self-esteem were less likely to engage in self-harming behavior. Self-esteem explained 31.6% of the variance in self-harm, suggesting that additional psychological and environmental factors may also contribute to adolescents' self-harming behavior. These findings highlight the protective role of self-esteem in reducing self-harm among adolescents and provide empirical support for the development of school-based counseling interventions that strengthen students' self-esteem and adaptive coping skills as part of preventive mental health programs.]]></abstract>
    <doi>10.63203/040951500</doi>
    <publicationDate>2026-06-29</publicationDate>
    <pages>1-14</pages>
    <url>https://journal.aapbk.org/index.php/jkpd/article/view/515</url>
    <pdfUrl>https://journal.aapbk.org/index.php/jkpd/article/view/515/181</pdfUrl>
    <keywords>
      <keyword><![CDATA[self esteem]]></keyword>
      <keyword><![CDATA[self harm]]></keyword>
      <keyword><![CDATA[guidance]]></keyword>
      <keyword><![CDATA[counseling]]></keyword>
      <keyword><![CDATA[early adolescents]]></keyword>
    </keywords>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Rayhan Khairul Pratama</name>
        <email>rayhankhairul@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation><![CDATA[Universitas Indraprasta PGRI]]></affiliation>
        <orcid></orcid>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Yuda Syahputra</name>
        <email>yuda@konselor.org</email>
        <affiliation><![CDATA[Universitas Indraprasta PGRI ]]></affiliation>
        <orcid></orcid>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Dona Fitri Annisa</name>
        <email>donafitriannisa46@ikipsiliwangi.ac.id</email>
        <affiliation><![CDATA[IKIP Siliwang, Cimahi, Indonesia]]></affiliation>
        <orcid></orcid>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Azukaego Ifeoma Eluemuno</name>
        <email>azukaego.eluemuno@alvanikoku.edu.ng</email>
        <affiliation><![CDATA[Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education]]></affiliation>
        <orcid></orcid>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Rizki Akhri Juari</name>
        <email>januar@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation><![CDATA[Universitas Al Azhar, Cairo]]></affiliation>
        <orcid></orcid>
      </author>
    </authors>
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