Relationship between Social Support and Psychological Well-Being of the Final Year Students

Research shows that final year students experience stress when they work on their thesis. This situation has affected their psychological well-being. According to Ryff psychological well-being is a condition of someone who is free from pressure and problems. Thus, this study aims to determine the relationship between social support and psychological well-being of final year students who are working on a thesis. This research was conducted at Airlangga University. This study uses a quantitative approach. This research was conducted on 156 students that are working on their thesis at Airlangga University. Data obtained using a survey method that uses a measure of social support scale developed by Zimet and psychological well-being scale developed by Palupi in the journal Studia Universitatis Maladaviae. The data analysis technique used in this study is Pearson Product Moment. The results of the analysis show a correlation of 0.760 which means there is a relationship between social support and psychological well-being of the final year students who are working on their thesis.

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