Anxiety factors in students in completing thesis

Aliffia Yulanda Prabawati,Suci Ratna Estria

doi:10.30595/pshms.v1i.35

Aliffia Yulanda Prabawati, Suci Ratna Estria

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https://doi.org/10.30595/pshms.v1i.35

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Abstract

Thesis is one part of a subject that is considered difficult by students, the difficulties and obstacles develop into negative attitudes that can eventually cause anxiety which also causes students to delay the preparation of their thesis. The anxiety felt by students can be reduced by the support of their families, especially parents. The purpose of the study is to describe the anxiety factor in students in completing thesis in University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. The research design used is descriptive qualitative with a phenomenological approach. This research method is a method of observation and interviews with 6 participants. Qualitative data collection was conducted at the Faculty of Health Sciences (FIKES) at University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto in February-April 2020. To make it easier to find some keywords to obtain the theme to be discussed, it uses the MAXQDA 2018 software in this study. The anxiety factor of the participants was strongly influenced by the role of the family, especially the parents, towards attitudes and personalities of individuals in completing the thesis. And based on the results of research regarding the anxiety factor from participants, it can be concluded that it was strongly influenced by the role of the family, especially the parents, towards attitudes and personalities of individuals in completing the thesis.

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Thesis discusses a problem or phenomenon in a particular field of science by using applicable principles, thesis is a final task that must be done by students in accordance with their field of study of science. [1] Students generally complete their education for 4 years, including in the process of working on a thesis
Thesis is one part of a subject that is considered difficult by students, the difficulties and obstacles develop into negative attitudes that can eventually cause anxiety which causes students to delay the preparation of their thesis
[2] Difficulties and obstacles during completion of the thesis by students are often perceived as a heavy burden, as a result these difficulties and obstacles develop into negative attitudes which can eventually cause anxiety, causing students to delay the preparation of their thesis and even some decide not to complete the thesis [1]

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Thesis discusses a problem or phenomenon in a particular field of science by using applicable principles, thesis is a final task that must be done by students in accordance with their field of study of science. [1] Students generally complete their education for 4 years, including in the process of working on a thesis. [1] Students generally complete their education for 4 years, including in the process of working on a thesis. Other researchers explained that anxiety that occurred would be responded to and differently by each individual. This was influenced by many factors, including personality development, maturation, level of anxiety, stimulus characteristics, and individual characteristics. Students experience many problems so that anxiety and stress levels will increase. For students who are working on their thesis, avoidance behavior is procrastinating on their thesis. The phenomenon of delaying working on a thesis was found in the results of the interview. The reason they delay it is to seek pleasure and eliminate boredom in working on thesis

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