PENGARUH STRATEGI KOPING TERHADAP DISTRES PSIKOLOGIS PADA MAHASISWA YANG TERDAMPAK PANDEMIK COVID-19

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh strategi koping terhadap distres psikologis pada mahasiswa yang terdampak pandemik COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan teknik analisis regresi satu prediktor. Variabel strategi koping diukur dengan instrumen Brief COPE yang dirancang oleh Carver (1997) dengan dua jenis strategi koping yakni problem-focused coping dan emotion-focused coping. Variabel distres psikologis diukur dengan instrumen HSCL-25 yang dirancang oleh Derogatis, Lipman, Rickets, Uhlenhuth dan Covi (1974). Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik purposive sampling. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 250 mahasiswa yang sesuai dengan kriteria penelitian. Hasil analisis regresi problem-focused coping terhadap distres psikologis menunjukkan F hitung 6,542 > F tabel 3,918 dan nilai p = 0,012 F tabel 3,993 dan nilai p = 0,001 < α 0,05 yang menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara emotion-focused coping terhadap distres psikologis. Pengaruh kedua strategi koping terhadap distres psikologis ditunjukkan dengan arah negatif dan menandakan bahwa semakin tinggi penggunaan strategi koping maka tingkat distres psikologis akan semakin menurun. ** This study aims to determine the influence of the coping strategy towards psychological distress of the college students who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemics. This research uses quantitative research methods with one predictor regression analysis technique. Coping strategy variable was measured by using The Brief COPE which designed by Carver (1997) with two types of coping strategies: problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Psychological distress variable was measured by using HSCL-25 which designed by Derogatis, Lipman, Rickets, Uhlenhuth and Covi (1974). The sampling technique used in this study is purposive sampling technique. The total amount subject in this research is 250 college students in accordance with the research criteria. The results of a regression analysis for problem-focused coping towards psychological distress show F count 6,542 > F table 3,918 and the p-value = 0.012 F table 3.993 and the p-value = 0.001 < α 0.05 which means that there is a significant influence between emotion-focused coping with against psychological distress. The influence of both coping strategy towards psychological distress are shown in a negative direction which indicates the higher use of coping strategy associated with lower psychological distress