Stress Level Differences on Final Year Nursing Students During Distance Learning Between Gender
Downloads
Introduction: Implementing distance learning for final-year nursing students preparing their theses often adds significant burden and stress. Recognizing that stress levels can vary between male and female students is important. This study examines the differences in stress levels among final-year nursing students based on gender.
Method: The study employed a comparative research design with a cross-sectional approach. A total of 167 final-year nursing students from the Bachelor of Nursing programs at Airlangga University and Nahdlatul Ulama University in Surabaya participated in the study. The researchers utilized a non-probability sampling technique, specifically purposive sampling. The independent variable in this study was gender, while the dependent variable was the stress level. The instrument used for data collection was the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) 42 questionnaire, which employs a Likert scale. The data were analyzed using a paired T-test.
Results: A significant proportion of students experiencing stress are female, accounting for 83.2% or 139 individuals. The most frequently observed stress level was mild, affecting 28.1% or 66 students. Furthermore, the comparative analysis revealed a notable difference in stress levels between male and female students in their final semester.
Conclusions: The findings indicate a significant disparity in stress levels between male and female students, highlighting gender differences as a contributing factor to the variations in stress among the study subject.
APA. (2012). Stress in America: Stress by Gender. 1–4. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2012/gender
Bismala, L. (2022). Analisis Perbedaan Beban Stress Pada Mahasiswa Laki-laki dan Perempuan yang Sedang Menyusun Skripsi. Jurnal Program Studi Akuntasi, 1(1). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31289/JAB.V1I1.9
Debowska, A., Horeczy, B., Boduszek, D., & Dolinski, D. (2022). A repeated cross-sectional survey assessing university students ' stress , depression , anxiety , and suicidality in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. Psychological Medicine, 52(15), 3744–3747. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329172000392X
Elmer, Timon, Mepham, & Keiran. (2020). Students under lockdown : Comparisons of students ' social networks and mental health before and during the COVID-19 crisis in Switzerland. PLoS ONE, 15(7), 1–22. https://doi.org/ttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236337
Hafifah, N., Widiani, E., & Rahayu, W. H. (2017). Perbedaan Stres Akademik Pada Mahasiswa Program Studi Ilmu Keperawatan Berdasarkan Jenis Kelamin Di Fakultas Kesehatan Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi Malang. Nursing News, 2, 220–229.
Hermanto, F. Y., Sutirman, Sholikah, M., & Ranu, M. E. (2022). The Effectiveness Of Distance Practice Learning For Facing COVID-19 Pandemin In Indonesia. Journal of Theoritical and Applied Information Technology, 99(12), 2925–2936.
Kharma, M. Y., Baydaa, K., Ahmed, A., Yaseen, J., Alamari, S., Alras, H., & Almech, M. (2022). Assessment of Anxiety and Stress among Dental Students to Return to Training in Dental College in COVID-19 Era. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1717052
Masha, D., Rababa, M., & Shahrour, G. (2020). Distance Learning – Related Stress Among Undergraduate Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. SLACK Journal, 59(12), 666–674. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20201118-03
Sagita, D. D., Fairuz, S. U. N., & Aisyah, S. (2021). Perbedaan Stres Akademik Mahasiswa Berdasarkan Jenis Kelamin. Jurnal Konseling Andi Matappa, 5(1), 09–16.
Samson, P. (2019). Role of Coping in Stress, Anxiety, Depression among Nursing Students of Purbanchal University in Kathmandu. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 17(3), 325–330. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v17i3.1843
Saputra, M. R., & Palupi, L. S. (2022). Relationship between Social Support and Psychological Well-Being of the Final Year Students. EDP Sciences, 12027(202). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020212027
Sari, M. K. (2020). Tingkat Stres Mahasiswa S1 Keperawatan Tingkat Satu Dalam Menghadapi Wabah Covid 19 Dan Perkuliahan Daring Di Stikes Karya Husada Kediri. Jurnal Ilmiah Pamenang, 2(1), 31–35.
Schlichtiger, J., Brunner, S., Steffen, J., & Huber, B. C. (2020). Mental health impairment triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample population of German students. Journal of Investigative Medicine, 68, 1394–1396. https://doi.org/10.1136/jim-2020-001553
Copyright (c) 2023 Audy Savira Yustanti
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
1. The journal allows the author to hold the copyright of the article without restrictions.
2. The journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions
3. The legal formal aspect of journal publication accessibility refers to Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).
