Social media has become an integral part of students' daily lives in the digital era. However, it also poses risks, such as negative social comparisons, which impact self-compassion and self-esteem. This study investigates the relationship between social media use, self-compassion, and self-esteem among final-year nursing students. Utilizing a cross-sectional correlational design, data were collected from 144 respondents at Universitas Indonesia Maju using validated questionnaires. The findings revealed a significant relationship between social media use and self-esteem (p=0.018) and between self-compassion and self-esteem (p=0.000). This study highlights the importance of fostering self-compassion and promoting healthy social media use among students to enhance their psychological well-being.

Dysminorrhea is pain caused by spasm of the uterine muscles and increased levels of prostaglandins. Pain before or during menstruation is characterized by one of the symptoms that women often experience during menstruation, namely pain in the lower abdomen. Lavender aromatherapy is an alternative treatment method using lavender fragrance containing linalyl acetate which has a relaxing effect on the nervous and muscle systems, while linalool has a relaxing and sedative effect so it is used to relieve menstrual cramps. This study aims to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on reducing the level of dysmenorrhea pain in class The data collection method uses the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) menstrual pain measurement questionnaire. The population in this study was 89 respondents and the sample was 20 respondents. The results showed that the average level of pain in female students before being given lavender aromatherapy was moderate pain, after being given lavender aromatherapy showed a mild level of pain, and the pain level before and after being given lavender aromatherapy had a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05) using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank T-test which states that Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected, it can be concluded that there is an effect of lavender aromatherapy on reducing the level of dysmenorrhea pain in class XII female students at Mulya Husada Jagakarsa Health Vocational School in 2023.