COPING MECHANISM CONCERNED WITH CULTURE DIFFERENCES OF OUTER REGION STUDENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR

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Abstract: First  year  student  is  one  of  population  who susceptible  become  stress  which  one  of  the causes  was  because  of  culture  differences  between  home  town  and  the  new  region where they took education. Coping mechanism was used by students to cope the culture differences. The first year students’ experiences of coping mechanism became the research  base  so  that  experiences  description  of  coping  mechanism  concerned  with culture  differences  in  the  first  year  students  were  providable.  This  research  was  a qualitative  study  with  phenomenological  approach  using  in-depth  interview  method.  The research had been done at PSIK FK UNDIP which involved five outer region students in the first year who never stayed in Java. This research showed that there are differences between  respondents’  home  town  and  Java,  such  as:  cultures,  infrastructures, environment, and community,  which made problems and  various feelings.  In solving the problems,  they  used  positive  and  negative  coping  mechanism.  Based  on  their experience,  internal  and  external  aspects  were  being  the  self  preparation.  Culture differences  which  have  never  known  by  students  caused  problems  and  various  feelings and  afterwards  turned  up  the  coping  mechanism  to  solve  it.  Quality  of  nurse  role  as  a counselor, care giver and rehabilitator can increase the optimum self function of the outer region students in the first year.
Keywords: coping mechanism, culture differences, first year students
Author: Maria Wisnu Kanita, Nur Setiawati Dewi
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg120003

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