An Overview of Academic Stress among Guidance and Counseling Students on Campus
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Academic Stress, University Students, CampusAbstract
This study aims to describe the level of academic stress among students at Muhammadiyah University of Tasikmalaya, accounting for differences by gender and cohort year. The study is expected to serve as a basis for designing guidance and counseling services to reduce academic stress among students. Using a descriptive quantitative approach, this research examines students’ levels of academic stress through an incidental sampling technique, selecting 216 Guidance and Counseling students from the 2021–2023 cohorts at Muhammadiyah University of Tasikmalaya. The results show that among the 216 students, 1% (2 students) experienced high academic stress, 63% (135 students) were in the low category, and 37% (79 students) were in the moderate category. The conclusion reveals that most students experience academic stress at low levels; however, some still experience higher levels. The implications of this study highlight the need to develop more targeted guidance and counseling programs that account for differences in cohort year and gender, so that efforts to reduce students’ academic stress can be carried out more effectively.
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