Students Who are Active in Organizations: Implications for Self-Esteem with Social Loafing

Self-development facilities for students to live in society, including by participating in activities or being active in organizations. Interaction in organizations increases individual expectations of the ability of other members to complete work and carry out tasks collectively. Some students are not responsible when given assignments together and do not contribute to the group. When individuals reduce their effort while working with other people, it is called social loafing. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-esteem and social loafing in college students actively organize. This research involved 407 students who are currently active in the management of the organization or committee of the organization. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Measurement of self-esteem variables with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale and the social loafing scale for social loafing variables. Based on the results of calculations using the Spearman rho, the value of r = -0.307 was obtained, p = 0.000 <0.05. There is a significant negative relationship with self-esteem and social loafing among students who are active in organizations. Another finding is that there is no difference in the self-esteem of students who are active in organizations based on gender, position and tenure of management / position. Neither is it found differences in social loafing in terms of position. However, there are significant differences in tenure of management / office.