Peran Hardiness terhadap Stres Akademik dengan Dukungan Sosial sebagai Moderator pada Mahasiswa Magister Psikologi Profesi

Abstract

Master's degree students in professional psychology are vulnerable to experiencing constraints and obstacles during their educational journey, which can lead to the emergence of academic stress. This study aims to investigate the role of social support in moderating the relationship between hardiness and academic stress among master's degree students in professional psychology. The sampling technique employed in this research is accidental sampling. The participants consisted of 225 master's degree students in professional psychology in Indonesia who were currently enrolled in the Praktik Kerja Profesi Psikologi (PKPP) and/or Thesis. The research instruments utilized three scales: the academic stress scale, the hardiness scale, and the social support scale. The data were analysed using moderation regression analysis. The findings of the study indicate that (1) there is an influence of hardiness on academic stress among master's degree students in Professional Psychology, (2) there is an influence of social support on academic stress among master’s degree students in Professional Psychology, and (3) Social support weakens the influence of the relationship between hardiness and academic stress on students of Master Psychology Professions.