Pengaruh Dukungan Sosial Orang Tua terhadap Stres Akademik pada Siswa SMA Negeri Kota Sukabumi

Abstract. Academic stress experienced by students is caused by increasing academic demands, parental expectations, and changes in learning systems, leading students to face study pressure, heavy workloads, concerns about grades, high expectations, and even feelings of hopelessness. These conditions negatively impact students’ mental health and academic performance. Parental social support is believed to reduce perceived pressure, provide a sense of security, and enhance students’ confidence in coping with academic challenges. This study aimed to examine the effect of parental social support on academic stress among public high school students in Sukabumi City. A quantitative approach with a causal-comparative design was employed, involving 377 public high school students in Sukabumi City selected through proportional random sampling. The Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS-R) was used to measure parental social support, and the Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA) was used to measure academic stress. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression. The results revealed an R Square value of 0.148 with a significance level of 0.00 (<0.05), indicating that parental social support significantly influences the reduction of students’ academic stress. Parental social support contributed 14.8% to the reduction of academic stress among students in public high schools in Sukabumi City. Most students reported experiencing a high level of parental social support, particularly in the informational support aspect, while their academic stress level was categorized as moderate, with worry about grades being the most dominant aspect. Abstrak. Stres akademik yang dialami siswa disebabkan oleh meningkatnya tuntutan akademik, ekspektasi orang tua, dan perubahan sistem pembelajaran, sehingga siswa kerap menghadapi tekanan belajar, beban tugas berat, kekhawatiran nilai, ekspektasi tinggi, hingga perasaan putus asa. Kondisi ini berdampak negatif pada kesehatan mental dan prestasi belajar siswa. Dukungan sosial orang tua diyakini mampu mengurangi tekanan yang dirasakan, memberikan rasa aman, dan meningkatkan kepercayaan diri siswa dalam menghadapi tantangan akademik. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji pengaruh dukungan sosial orang tua terhadap stres akademik pada siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Sukabumi. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain kausal komparatif dengan sampel 377 siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Sukabumi yang dipilih secara proporsional random sampling. Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS-R) untuk mengukur dukungan sosial orang tua. Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA) untuk mengukur stres akademik. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan uji regresi linear sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai R Square sebesar 0,148 dengan signifikansi 0,00 (<0,05), yang berarti dukungan sosial orang tua berpengaruh terhadap penurunan stres akademik siswa. Dukungan sosial orang tua memberikan kontribusi sebesar 14,8% terhadap penurunan stres akademik siswa di SMAN kota Sukabumi.. Mayoritas siswa merasakan dukungan sosial orang tua pada tingkat tinggi, khususnya aspek dukungan informasi, sementara tingkat stres akademik siswa tergolong sedang, dengan aspek kekhawatiran terhadap nilai (worry about grades) sebagai yang paling dominan.