Building a Bright Future: Self-Awareness and Hope in School-Adolescent Students’ Decision-Making

Abstract

High school students often face situations that require decision-making, but are vulnerable to social pressure and risky behavior. Self-awareness and hope are two important aspects that can influence adolescents’ ability to assess options and consider their consequences. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the role of self-awareness and hope in student decision-making. Respondents in this study were 200 students aged 14–19 years. Data collection used questionnaires with modified Likert scales, namely the Situational Self-Awareness Scale (SSAS), the Trait Hope Scale (THS), and the Assessing Decision-Making Skills of Youth (ADYS). The data analysis technique used was multiple regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that self-awareness plays a positive role in decision-making, with a regression coefficient of 0.627 and a contribution of 54.9%, and hope also plays a positive role, with a regression coefficient of 0.379 and a contribution of 45.1%. Together, self-awareness and hope account for 38.9% of student decision-making, making them important predictors of students’ ability to make adaptive decisions.