THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CELEBRITY WORSHIP TO STREET TEENAGERS' SELF-IDENTITY IN SIDOARJO REGENCY AND MALANG CITY, EAST JAVA

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Background: Adolescence is a phase that must be passed through physical, mental, emotional and social changes. In this phase, adolescents begin to have a developmental task, namely self-identity. Adolescents with good self-identity will achieve developmental tasks well, while adolescents with low self-identity may experience identity confusion which results in deviant behaviors. Self-identity is influenced by several factors, one of which is the celebrity worship factor.   Objectives: In this study with street children as respondents. Where researchers want to know the relationship celebrity worship to street youth self-identity.   Methods: Used is descriptive with a cross sectional approach. With the number of respondents as many as 130 respondents. By using purposive sampling technique. The measurement tools used are the Celebrity Attitude Scale for the variable (celebrity worship) and the Identity Style Inventory for the Self-Identity variable.   Results: Bivariate analysis with Spearman rho celebrity worship (p value = 0.027, r = 0.194).   Conclusion: There is a relationship between celebrity worship and self-identity among street children in Sidoarjo Regency and Malang City, East Java