Level of Student Stress Management UHAMKA Guidance Counseling Study Program in Pandemic Covid-19

Abstract

The background of this research is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which results in learning activities being carried out at home. Learning activities at home often cause stress in students. Especially the final semester students of their thesis are hampered due to limited time for face-to-face guidance, search for reference sources, as well as obtaining research data in the field which is slightly hampered, and for other BK students the online learning system is very ineffective. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of stress management for BK UHAMKA students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research method used is a descriptive quantitative method. The population of this study was all 584 students of BK UHAMKA, with the research sample including 237 students, sampling using proportional random sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a stress management scale with a reliability level of 0.948 in the very good category. The data analysis technique used a categorization formula with three categories, namely low, medium, and high. The results showed that 38 students of the stress management level were in the high category (T) with a proportion of 16.0%. Then 165 students of stress management level were in the Medium category (S) with a proportion of 69.6%. Finally, there are 34 students of stress management level in the Low (R) category with a proportion of 14.3%. Based on research results. Based on the results of the research above, it is appealed for the campus, especially the BK study program to improve effective and efficient alternatives in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate student learning activities.