COPING MECHANISM CONCERNED WITH CULTURE DIFFERENCES OF OUTER REGION STUDENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR
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.
Author: Maria Wisnu Kanita,
Nur Setiawati Dewi
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg120003
