Characteristics of Adolescents in the Alpha (Digital) Generation Era Who Have High Self Esteem

Abstract

The transition period of a teenager will show several changes marked by physical and psychological changes, free will from power, curiosity, finding self-identity, forming peer groups, and so on so adolescence is the period that most determines the development of self-esteem. Self-esteem is an individual's assessment of himself based on the individual's relationship with others. Characteristics of adolescents in the alpha (Digital) generation who have high self-esteem, namely being able to face adversity and adversity in life more steadfastly and being able to resist failure and despair, adolescents tend to be ambitious, tend to be more creative in work and suggestions for achieving success and have a greater likelihood of building relationships that looks and rejoices in the face of reality. Teenagers also know themselves with all their limitations and are not ashamed of these limitations, and make limitations a challenge to develop. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of adolescents in the era of the alpha (Digital) generation who have high Self-Esteem. The method used in this research is Library Research, namely research with a series of activities related to methods of collecting library data, reading, taking notes, and processing research materials. Research (Library Research) is research in which the object is sought with various library information such as books, scientific journals, newspapers, and documents. The process of collecting data through 3 important processes, namely editing, organizing, and finding.