Hardiness and Academic Stress among XII Grade Olympiad Students at SMAN 2 Kendari

Abstrak

Olympiad class students are students who are selected or participate in a special program aimed at competing in regional, national, or international competitions. Olympiad class students have a heavier academic workload compared to regular classes. This makes Olympiad class students more prone to experiencing academic stress, which is marked by physical reactions such as headaches, pain, and other symptoms. Psychological reactions such as irritability, uncontrolled emotions, and other issues also arise. One internal factor that influences academic stress is hardiness. This study uses a quantitative approach with a correlational research design involving two variables, aiming to examine the relationship between hardiness and academic stress. The sampling technique used in this study is purposive sampling with a sample size of 36 out of 45 students. Data collection methods include a hardiness scale and an academic stress scale. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson's Product Moment correlation. The results of this study indicate that there is a negative relationship between hardiness and academic stress in 12th-grade Olympiad class students at SMAN 2 Kendari, with a correlation value of -0.414 and a significance value of 0.012.

Kata kunci

• Hardiness
• academic stress
• siswa
• stres akademik
• students