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[TPB] Jati Diri Mahasiswa Unpad - Karolina Lamtiur Dalimunthe, S.Psi., M.Psi., Ph.D. & Pak Azhar

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Key takeaways

Wellness and Self-Improvement

Key wellness / self-care / productivity strategies

  • Understand the challenge → build character to meet it

    • Academic pressure, digital learning adaptation, campus social adjustment, and integrity/identity development can be handled more effectively when students build strong character.

  • Use “reflective thinking” as a mental health and decision-support tool

    • Reflection helps students:
      • Learn from experiences
      • Increase self-awareness
      • Regulate emotions
      • Create more positive meaning
      • Make healthier decisions
    • Reflection is framed as support for both well-being and growth.

  • Affirm and internalize a “good character” identity

    • Accept/confirm yourself as someone with good character.
    • Recall formative influences (parents, teachers, environment, inspiring people/events) that shaped your values.
    • This internal affirmation builds internal motivation to behave consistently with those values.

  • Turn identity into “character strengths” (thoughts, feelings, behavior)

    • Character strengths are positive traits expressed through daily thinking and actions that help create a meaningful life.

  • Account for personality tendencies (self-awareness)

    • Recognize that stable personality dispositions (e.g., extrovert/introvert) can support or hinder the development of character strengths.
    • Use intentional reflection to understand your tendencies, using:
      • Your own reflections on experiences
      • Assessment/feedback from others
      • Input from “quality relationships”

  • Create an improvement plan based on reflection

    • Reflect on:
      • What is already strong
      • What needs improvement
      • Whether your personality supports or blocks the target character traits
    • Then develop a concrete plan to strengthen your character identity.

  • Use support groups for reinforcement

    • Join groups that share moral identity/values (e.g., around self-identity) to make character development easier and more sustainable.

Character identity framework referenced (UNPAT)

  • Moral virtue

    • Honesty and morality
    • Usefulness (benefiting others/environment)

  • Performance traits

    • Toughness (resilience)
    • Communicativeness

  • Civic virtue

    • Caring for society and the environment

  • Intellectual virtue

    • Reflective thinking

Presenters / sources

  • Karolina Lamtiur Dalimunthe, S.Psi., M.Psi., Ph.D.
  • Pak Azhar (presented as “Azer Lami,” coordinator of strengthening UNPAT’s character identity)

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