Psychological Distress Among Freshmen University Students

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10.2991/assehr.k.210423.008How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Psychological distress, Freshmen University Students, Science, Social Sciences

Abstract

Psychological distress is negative mental health, which can affect a person directly or indirectly over time. The psychological distress that emerges to the new students was related to the transition period, academic, and non-academic burdens experienced. The sample of this research was 3819 first-year students of Universitas Diponegoro with an age range of 17-22 years (M ± SD = 19.27 ±.637) from the fields of business economics, language studies, social and political studies, medical science, sciences and mathematics, and engineering. Data collection was carried out in 2019. The sampling technique used random sampling. The scale used in this study was the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (12 items, α = 0.802) to measure psychological distress. Descriptive analysis, One-Way Anova, and Independent sample T-test used in this study. The results of the study found that there were significant differences in the psychological distress status of non-science and science students at Universitas Diponegoro (F = 13.461, p =.000 <.05). From the data, it can be seen that participants from the science study program group were in the healthy category (88%) unhealthy (12%), while participants from the non-science study program group were in the healthy (85%) and unhealthy (15%) category. The implications of the research results will be discussed further. Recommendations for the results of this study can be useful for university policyholders and student advisers regarding the importance of overcoming psychological disorders for freshmen university students.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Alvin Alfiyan
AU  - Ishma Najya Zafira Purnama
AU  - Wyke Youlanda
AU  - Dian Veronika Sakti Kaloeti
AU  - Hastaning Sakti
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/24
TI  - Psychological Distress Among Freshmen University Students
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Psychological Studies (ICPSYCHE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 54
EP  - 59
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210423.008
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210423.008
ID  - Alfiyan2021
ER  -