The Role of Adversity Quotient towards Subjective Well-Being of Undergraduate Students of UGM with Class-Year Level as Moderating Variable

INTEN DWI PUSPA DEWI, Drs. Helly Prajitno Soetjipto, MA

2020 | Skripsi | S1 PSIKOLOGI

Tuntutan akademis yang harus dipenuhi oleh mahasiswa dapat menimbulkan perasaan tertekan dan ketidakpuasan dengan kehidupannya yang kemudian berdampak pada studi mahasiswa sehingga mempengaruhi subjective well-being-nya. Untuk memenuhi peran dan tuntutan mahasiswa dalam kehidupan perkuliahan, diperlukan kemampuan yang baik untuk beradaptasi dengan dinamika kehidupan kampus yang mereka tinggali. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji hubungan antara adversity quotient dan subjective well-being mahasiswa program sarjana UGM, serta menguji class-year level sebagai variabel moderasi pada hubungan antara adversity quotient dan subjective well-being mahasiswa. Jenis penelitian adalah pendekatan kuantitatif korelasional dan regresi linier menggunakan dummy data. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah skala Adversity Response Profile Quick Take (ARP), data sosio-demografi mahasiswa, serta Skala Kesejahteraan Subjektif Mahasiswa. Partisipan penelitian adalah 288 mahasiswa sarjana di UGM dari berbagai jurusan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan korelasi positif antara adversity quotient dan subjective well-being (r = 0,378; p <0,01). Sementara itu, class-year level tidak dapat memoderasi hubungan antara adversity quotient dan subjective well-being pada mahasiswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan adversity quotient diikuti oleh peningkatan subjective well-being. Sumbangan efektif adversity quotient terhadap subjective well-being sebesar 14,3%.

The demands experienced by students can influence them to feel dissatisfied with their lives. It may as well affect their subjective well-being and causes various problems in their study. In order to fulfill their role as students and the demands of their development in college life, students need a good ability to adapt to the dynamics of campus life where they live. The present study aims to test the relationship between adversity quotient and the subjective well-being of undergraduate students in UGM, and whether the class-year level students can moderate the adversity quotients and subjective well-being. The quantitative correlation approach and linear regression with dummy variables were used in this study. The research instruments used were Adversity Response Profile Quick Take (ARP) scale, participants socio-demographic data, and Student Subjective Well-Being Scale. Research respondents were 288 undergraduate students of UGM from any major of study. Study results show a positive correlation between adversity quotient and subjective well-being (r=0,378; p <0,01). Meanwhile, the class-year level could not moderate the relationship between the adversity quotient and the subjective well-being of students. The results indicated that the increasing level of students' adversity quotient was followed by the increasing level of subjective well-being. The adversity quotient gave an effective contribution toward the subjective well-being of 14,3%.

Kata Kunci : undergraduate students, adversity quotient, class-year level, subjective well-being