Academic stress in students who participate actively in youth information and counseling (PIK-R) center program

Abstract

Adolescents are vulnerable to stress because they have not been able to handle problems properly, so it is causing stress. Generally, adolescents experience academic stress because most of their time is related to academic activities in their school. This study aimed to determine the academic stress of high school students participating in the Adolescents Information and Counseling Center program. This study is a descriptive study with 87 respondents. The instruments included a demographic questionnaire and Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA). The result showed that most respondents are women (82.8%), and most of the respondents studied at Islamic Senior High School (51.7%). Furthermore, academic stress has a mean value of 47.8, with a standard deviation of 9.02. This shows that the respondents experienced academic stress. Based on the results of this study, the researcher suggested that students will be given knowledge and skills on managing stress and coping mechanisms.