Mental Health, Academic Stress, And Coping Strategy Among College Students

Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to analyze students' mental health, academic stress, and coping strategies. This study uses an associative quantitative approach with a survey method. The population in this study were all students at the Universitas Negeri Jakarta who took part in online learning during lectures. Materials and Methods: The sample was selected using a disproportionate random sampling technique. The sample used in this study was 675 active students (female = 544, male = 131) at the Universitas Negeri Jakarta. Mental health, academic stress, and student coping strategies were measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA-16), and modified Academic Coping Strategies Scale (ACSC) instruments, respectively. Test the validity and reliability of the data to fit with the model. Data analysis used multiple linear regression and partial correlation. Results: The results showed that: (1) there were differences in mental health and academic stress between female and male students; (2) there were differences in coping strategies between students who were only children and middle children; (3) academic stress and coping strategies significantly affected students' mental health by 24.7%; (4) academic stress and coping strategies significantly influence students' mental health. Conclusion: Academic stress is negatively related to mental health, while coping strategies are positively related to mental health.