THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT, TIME MANAGEMENT AND POSITION WITH STRESS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN ORGANIZATIONS AT THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, JENDERAL ACHMAD YANI UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Stress in college students in Indonesia was found from 231 students, 68.4% experienced stress from moderate to very high levels 1. The effect on students is difficulty concentrating, anxiety, irritability, decreased grade point average, poor sleep quality, and is accompanied by other signs such as changes in diet and mood, difficulty understanding material, headaches, rarely socializing, laziness to get along, difficulty adapting to learning methods, easy fatigue, indifference in learning restlessness and irritability 1. The purpose of this research is to know the relationship between social support, time management and position with stress in students who participate in organizations at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, Jenderal Achmad Yani University. The research design used in this study was an analytical survey design, with a cross sectional approach/design with purposive sampling involving 78 regular students who joined the student association at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, Jenderal Achmad Yani University. Data collection using a questionnaire. Data analysis was analyzed univariately with frequency distribution and bivariate with chi square test. The results showed that there was a relationship between time management and stress (p value = 0.000), meanwhile social support (p value = 0.887) and position (p value = 0.838) had no relationship with stress. It is suggested that college students can manage their time by preparing a schedule of activities and doing them according to their priority to reduce the risk of stress.