Mengurai Stres Akademik Mahasiswa Tingkat Akhir: Faktor Pemicu, Dampak Dan Strategi Pengelolaan Di Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Abstract

Academic stress is pressure experienced by students in an educational environment and can have a negative impact on individual development. This study uses a literature review approach. The purpose of this study is to provide in-depth knowledge about the triggering factors, impacts, and strategies for managing academic stress in final year students at Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri. Factors that trigger academic stress include the way lecturers teach, lecture schedules, friendship relationships, practical exams, pressure to excel, and social status encouragement. Impacts include changes in nutritional status, gastrointestinal symptoms, insomnia, and decreased learning achievement. Academic stress management strategies involve coping centered on problems and emotions. It is important to improve academic stress-related education, training and research. Thus, it is expected to increase students ' awareness, knowledge, and skills in managing academic stress.