DEVELOPING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE INSTRUMENTS FOR INDONESIA’S GEN Z: A CROSS-SECTIONAL VALIDATION STUDY

Abstract

Social and emotional competence is essential for the well-being Gen Z. Existing measurement instruments for social and emotional competence are still limited to certain areas and cannot be generalized in measuring Gen Z in Indonesia. This study aims to validate and examine the psychometric properties of a contextually and culturally relevant instrument for measuring social and emotional competence among Indonesian Gen Z. The instrument construct was developed based on five competencies of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) consisting of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. The sample involved 353 students in Malang, Indonesia. Construct validity was analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) via AMOS 25.0. The results showed that the social-emotional competency measurement had met the goodness-of-fit criteria with the results 1) /df = 1.52; 2) RMSEA = 0.038; and CFI = 0.95. The validated SECI is a reliable tool for assessing the social and emotional competence of Gen Z.