The Roles of Patience and Social Support on the Academic Stress of Undergraduate Students

Academic stress is a prominent issue in various universities, including in Indonesia. Demands from parents and lecturers, interactions with peers, and campus facilities can cause pressure on students. Every student has different responses to this pressure. Internal factors, such as patience, or external factors, such as social support, can influence these differences. This study aimed to examine the roles of these two factors on academic stress experienced by college students. The scales used were the Perception of Academic Stress Scale, the 3-Factor Patience Questionnaire, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Participants were undergraduate students currently studying at universities in Yogyakarta (N=196). The analysis results showed that the hypothesis in this research was not accepted as patience and social support did not play significant roles in academic stress (F=1.171, p > 0.05). However, after analyzing the sources of social support, family and friends were found to have significant roles in academic stress. This finding indicates that social support from family and friends plays an important role in helping students cope with academic stress.