Online Learning Stress Relates to Student Coping Strategies During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic is turning face-to-face learning into online learning. Online learning is a stressor for students. To deal with stress, there are two types an effective coping strategy, namely problem focused coping and emotion focused coping. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between stress levels with coping strategies in students. This research is a correlational analytic study through the cross sectional approach. Measuring stress levels using the questionnaire perceived stress scale and the Coping Strategies Inventory to measure coping strategies. The population in this study was all students of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Nahdlatul Ulama University Surabaya. Sample of 132 respondents was selected using purposive sampling technique. The statistical test of research data used the Spearman Ranks Test. The results of statistical tests showed p = 0.001 (p-value <0.05), means that there is a correlation between stress levels and coping strategies among students. The results of this study can be used as a basis for online learning and in choosing coping strategies so that they can improve the quality of learning effectively