THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS LEVEL AND COPING MECHANISM AGAINST THE REGULATION DORMITORY QUARANTINE

Abstract

This research was triggered by violations of several dormitory regulations carried out by the first year students of Health Polytecnic of Indonesian Airforce. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between stress levels and coping mechanisms for the first year nursing students against the regulation of one-year dormitory quarantine. Stress is an unpleasant condition in which humans see the demands in it. Coping mechanism is a method used by individuals to deal with changes faced. This study uses descriptive correlation method with a population of 129 people and the sample obtained is 98 people through Stratified Random Sampling technique and has been tested for validity of the statements concerning stress levels and coping mechanisms with valid values =0.361 and reliability testing with a reliable value of =0.6. The analysis used is Chi Square (X2) statistical test. The result of the study about the relationship between stress levels and coping mechanisms is in p value = 0.001. In general, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between stress levels and coping mechanisms for the nursing students of Health Polytecnic Indonesian Airforce against the regulation of mandatory one-year dormitory quarantine.