LEVEL OF STRESS EXPERIENCED, COPING STRATEGIES, AND LEVEL OF COPING STRATEGIES AMONG 4TH YEAR NURSING STUDENTS OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA

The aim of this of this study was to determine the Level of stress, coping
strategies, and Level of coping among 4th year nursing students Muhammadiyah
University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Other variable examined were age, gender
Civil status ,and mode of transportation.

To achieve this aim, the researcher used the DESCRIPTIVE METHOD
and selected a sample consisting of thirty five (35) selected fourth year nursing
students through the simple random sampling technigue. The respondents were
reguested to complete a guestionnaire for rating of stress experienced, Coping
strategies and their Level of coping strategies.

The collected data were analyzed statistically by using SPSS. The results
revealed that the stress was The Total numbers of the students which are
included in the study are Thirty five (35) fourth Year Nursing Students, 24
respondents belong to the age bracket of 20-21 years old and there are 11
respondents under the age bracket of 22-23 years old. And the total numbers of
the respondents based on their Gender are 25 males and 10 females, almost all of
the respondents are singles and only one is married. While on the mode of
transportation 13 are commuter and 22 are residents.

The five highest freguency on students stress are “test/exams/papers”,
“Grades”, “clinical instructors”, “workload/classes” and “cost of living , On the
other hand University Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Fourth Year nursing students
chose five lowest freguency on students stress are “manager/boss”, “co-
workers”,” job/workload”,” salary “living”. The coping strategies that are being

used by the respondents to cope the stress they faced or experienced in order to
somehow alleviate or make it disappear.

The five highest coping strategies that are being used by the respondents
are “listening to music”, “watch TV/movies”, “pray/supplicate”, “read Gur'an”,
and “talk to friends/others”. The respondents chose the above mentioned the as
their five highest coping strategies in order to alleviate or overcome stresses that
they are facing because of the nature of their personalities, values and characters,
As their level of Coping strategies which has the descriptive Interpretation “
Good”.