Subtopic Deep Dive
Coping Strategies Among University Students
Research Guide
What is Coping Strategies Among University Students?
Coping strategies among university students refer to problem-focused and emotion-focused techniques students use to manage academic stress, linked to outcomes like GPA, depression, and well-being.
This subtopic analyzes how students apply coping amid academic pressures, especially during online learning shifts from COVID-19. Key studies examine correlations between emotional maturity, hope, tawakal, and stress reduction (Tuasikal & Retnowati, 2019; 27 citations; Husnar et al., 2017; 30 citations). Over 20 papers from 2007-2022 focus on Indonesian university contexts, with pandemic-era research dominating citation counts.
Why It Matters
Adaptive coping strategies improve student resilience, reducing depression and boosting academic performance amid stressors like online learning (Tuasikal & Retnowati, 2019; Fitriasari et al., 2020). Universities implement group counseling with cognitive restructuring to enhance academic resilience (Fitri & Kushendar, 2019). Self-regulation and psychological capital via coping predict better adjustment during pandemics (Sinring et al., 2022), informing mental health interventions for first-year students (Triwahyuni & Prasetio, 2021).
Key Research Challenges
Measuring Coping Effectiveness
Quantifying impacts of problem-focused vs. emotion-focused coping on GPA and well-being remains inconsistent across self-report scales. Studies like Tuasikal & Retnowati (2019) correlate emotional maturity with reduced depression but lack longitudinal data. Pandemic disruptions complicate causal inference (Lubis et al., 2021).
Cultural Coping Variations
Indonesian contexts blend tawakal and spirituality with standard coping, understudied in global models (Husnar et al., 2017; Wahyuni & Bariyyah, 2019). Cross-cultural validation of scales is needed. First-year transitions amplify unique stressors (Triwahyuni & Prasetio, 2021).
Pandemic-Induced Stress Shifts
COVID-19 online learning spiked academic stress, altering coping patterns like procrastination (Latipah et al., 2021). Interventions must adapt to new normals (Fitriasari et al., 2020). Long-term effects on resilience post-pandemic are unclear (Sinring et al., 2022).
Essential Papers
Stres Akademik Mahasiswa dalam Melaksanakan Kuliah Daring Selama Masa Pandemi Covid 19
Hairani Lubis, Ayunda Ramadhani, Miranti Rasyid · 2021 · Psikostudia Jurnal Psikologi · 131 citations
Terjadinya pandemic covid19 telah membuat banyak perubahan pada sektor pendidikan yang beralih menjadi pembelajaran daring. Perubahan sistem memicu munculnya stress akademik pada mahasiswa yang aka...
Optimalization of Coping Nurses to Overcoming Anxiety in the Pandemic of Covid-19 in Era New Normal
Jek Amidos Pardede, Budi Anna Keliat, Rani Kawati Damanik et al. · 2019 · Jurnal Peduli Masyarakat · 34 citations
Coronavirus is a virus that infects the respiratory system. Coronavirus is troubling the public with signs of fear and anxiety. Likewise, experienced by nurses who work in health services so that i...
Harapan, Tawakal, dan Stres Akademik
Anni Zulfiani Husnar, Siti Saniah, Fuad Nashori · 2017 · Psikohumaniora Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi · 30 citations
<p class="IABSTRAK"><strong>Abstract</strong>: This study aimed to find out the effect of hope and tawakal toward academic stress among undergraduate students. This study used qua...
Kematangan Emosi, Problem-Focused Coping, Emotion-Focused Coping dan Kecenderungan Depresi pada Mahasiswa Tahun Pertama
Amalia Nur Aisyah Tuasikal, Sofia Retnowati · 2019 · Gadjah Mada Journal of Psychology (GamaJoP) · 27 citations
This research aimed to examine the correlation between emotional maturity, problem-focused coping, and emotion-focused coping in depression among first year college students. It was hypothesized th...
Academic Procrastination of High School Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Review from Self-Regulated Learning and the Intensity of Social Media
Eva Latipah, Hanif Cahyo Adi Kistoro, Farah Dina Insani · 2021 · DINAMIKA ILMU · 21 citations
The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on increasing procrastination of study assignments (academic procrastination) in Islamic Religious Education in Senior High Schools. This occurs because students...
Stres Pembelajaran Online Berhubungan Dengan Strategi Koping Mahasiswa Selama Pandemi Covid-19
Andikawati Fitriasari, Yurike Septianingrum, Syiddatul Budury et al. · 2020 · 21 citations
Pandemi Covid - 19 mengubah pembelajaran tatap muka menjadi pembelajaran online. Pembelajaran online adalah pemicu stres bagi siswa. Untuk mengatasi stres, ada dua jenis st...
Examining the Effect of Self-Regulation and Psychological Capital on the Students’ Academic Coping Strategies during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Abdullah Sinring, Farida Aryani, Nur Fadhilah Umar · 2022 · International Journal of Instruction · 20 citations
Abstract \nThe covid-19 pandemic has transformed the teaching and learning process from offline to online and it has challenged all stakeholders, teachers, students, and \nparents. One of t...
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Chong et al. (2007) for hassles-coping-mental health links and Lallo et al. (2013) for anxiety-exam performance in new students, establishing baseline stressor models.
Recent Advances
Prioritize Lubis et al. (2021; 131 citations) for pandemic stress, Sinring et al. (2022) for self-regulation coping, and Fitriasari et al. (2020) for online learning strategies.
Core Methods
Core techniques include self-report scales for problem/emotion-focused coping, emotional maturity inventories, and regression analysis on stress outcomes (Tuasikal & Retnowati, 2019; Husnar et al., 2017).
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Discover & Search
Research Agent uses searchPapers and exaSearch to find high-citation papers like 'Stres Akademik Mahasiswa...' (Lubis et al., 2021; 131 citations), then citationGraph reveals clusters on COVID coping, and findSimilarPapers uncovers related works like Fitriasari et al. (2020).
Analyze & Verify
Analysis Agent applies readPaperContent to extract coping correlations from Tuasikal & Retnowati (2019), verifies claims with CoVe chain-of-verification, and runs PythonAnalysis for meta-analysis of citation impacts using pandas on 20+ papers, with GRADE grading for evidence strength on stress reduction.
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Synthesis Agent detects gaps in longitudinal coping studies, flags contradictions between spiritual and problem-focused efficacy, while Writing Agent uses latexEditText, latexSyncCitations for Lubis et al. (2021), and latexCompile to generate review papers with exportMermaid diagrams of coping-outcome flows.
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"Correlate problem-focused coping with GPA in COVID-era students using stats from papers"
Research Agent → searchPapers → Analysis Agent → runPythonAnalysis (pandas regression on extracted data from Lubis et al. 2021 and Sinring et al. 2022) → researcher gets CSV of correlations and matplotlib plots.
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Synthesis Agent → gap detection → Writing Agent → latexEditText + latexSyncCitations (Tuasikal 2019, Triwahyuni 2021) → latexCompile → researcher gets compiled PDF with citations and figures.
"Find code for analyzing student stress survey data from papers"
Research Agent → paperExtractUrls → Code Discovery → paperFindGithubRepo → githubRepoInspect → researcher gets R/Python scripts linked to coping scale analyses.
Automated Workflows
Deep Research workflow scans 50+ papers via OpenAlex for systematic review of coping strategies, chaining searchPapers → citationGraph → GRADE reports on evidence hierarchies. DeepScan's 7-step analysis verifies pandemic stress claims from Lubis et al. (2021) with CoVe checkpoints. Theorizer generates hypotheses on spiritual coping integration from Husnar et al. (2017) clusters.
Frequently Asked Questions
What defines coping strategies in this subtopic?
Problem-focused coping targets stressors directly (e.g., planning), while emotion-focused regulates distress; both link to lower depression in students (Tuasikal & Retnowati, 2019).
What methods dominate studies?
Quantitative surveys measure hope, tawakal, emotional maturity via scales, with correlations to stress/depression (Husnar et al., 2017; Fitriasari et al., 2020); some use group counseling interventions (Fitri & Kushendar, 2019).
What are key papers?
Lubis et al. (2021; 131 citations) on COVID academic stress; Tuasikal & Retnowati (2019; 27 citations) on coping and depression; Sinring et al. (2022; 20 citations) on self-regulation.
What open problems exist?
Longitudinal tracking of coping shifts post-COVID, cultural adaptations of scales, and scalable interventions for resilience (Latipah et al., 2021; Triwahyuni & Prasetio, 2021).
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