Pendekatan Social Cognitive dalam Menjelaskan Stres Akademik: Peran Dukungan Sosial dan Efikasi Diri

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of social support on academic stress with self-efficacy as a mediating variable. The sample was 120 respondents using Non-Probability sampling technique. The data collection method used a questionnaire. The data analysis tool used was Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0. The results of the study showed that: (1) Partial significance test shows that social support does not affect academic stress; social support has a significant effect on self-efficacy; self-efficacy does not affect academic stress; social support affects academic stress through self-efficacy. (2) Mediation test: self-efficacy is able to mediate the effect of social support on academic stress. (3) Simple linear regression equation Y = 18.592 + 0.216X; result (R-Square) of 0.023 or 2.3%, this shows that social support influences academic stress by 2.3%, while the remaining 97.7% is influenced by other variables outside this study. (4) Simple linear regression equation M = 27.088 + 0.211X; result (R-Square) of 0.085 or 8.5%, this shows that social support influences self-efficacy by 8.5%, while the remaining 91.5% is influenced by other variables outside this study. (5) Simple linear regression equation Y = 23.670 + 0.056M; result (R-Square) of 0.001 or 1%, this shows that self-efficacy influences academic stress by 1%, while the remaining 99% is influenced by other variables outside this study.