Profil Keterampilan Sosial Siswa SMA Negeri Kabupaten Sumedang

Abstract

This study aims to describe the social skills of students who are members of the Palang Merah Remaja (PMR) extracurricular activity at public senior high schools in Sumedang Regency in 2025, based on five aspects: cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control. This research employed a quantitative approach with a descriptive method. The sampling technique used was proportionate stratified random sampling. The subjects of this study consisted of 244 students from 13 public senior high schools in Sumedang Regency who were actively involved in PMR activities. The instrument used was a social skills questionnaire based on the theory of Merrell and Gimpel, consisting of 45 items using a five-point Likert scale. The results showed that, overall, students’ social skills were in the high category for 207 students (84.8%) and in the moderate category for 37 students (15.2%), with no students falling into the low category. In the cooperation aspect, 209 students (85.7%) were in the high category and 35 students (14.3%) in the moderate category. In the assertiveness aspect, 183 students (75.0%) were in the high category and 61 students (25.0%) in the moderate category. Regarding responsibility, 167 students (68.4%) were in the high category and 77 students (31.6%) in the moderate category. In the empathy aspect, 212 students (86.9%) were in the high category and 32 students (13.1%) in the moderate category. In the self-control aspect, 202 students (82.8%) were in the high category and 42 students (17.2%) in the moderate category. Based on gender, 85.0% of female students were in the high category and 15.0% in the moderate category, while 83.3% of male students were in the high category and 16.7% in the moderate category. These findings indicate that the social skills of PMR students are generally high, with a tendency for higher scores among female students.