Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia
Vol 24, No 2 (2021): July

Spiritual Behavior and Stress in Adolescents: An Initial Study

Sumiyati Tarniyah (Nursing Study Program Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, 55183)
Laili Nur Hidayati (Nursing Study Program Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, 55183)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2021

Abstract

in spirituality rather than young people. This study aimed to identify the relationship between spiritual behavior and the stress levels of 152 high school students, using a descriptive correlation research design. The data collection techniques involved a spiritual dimension scale questionnaire and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS 42). The data were analyzed using Spearman's rho correlation test. The results show that the spiritual behavior distribution was mostly in the moderate category (53.3%), and stress level distribution was primarily in the normal category (63.8%). The finding also revealed that there was no correlation between spiritual behavior and stress levels in high school students. These results may differ from the previous studies. Although stress in this group showed a normal category, their mental health needs to be considered given the amount of stressors adolescents may face.Abstrak Perilaku Spiritual dan Stres pada Remaja: Studi Awal. Spirituaitas seringkali dikaitkan dengan kesehatan mental, termasuk stres. Kelompok usia tua cenderung banyak terlibat dalam kegiatan spiritual dibanding kelompok usia muda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi hubungan antara perilaku spiritual dengan tingkat stres pada 152 siswa sekolah menengah atas, dengan menggunakan desain penelitian deskriptif korelasi. Teknik pengumpulan data meng-gunakan kuesioner skala dimensi spiritual dan Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS 42). Analisis data meng-gunakan uji korelasi Spearman's rho. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa  perilaku spiritual mereka sebagian besar dalam kategori sedang (53,3%), dan distribusi tingkat stres terutama dalam kategori normal (63,8%). Penelitian ini mengungkapkan tidak ada hubungan antara perilaku spiritual dengan tingkat stres pada remaja. Hasil ini mungkin berbeda dengan banyak penelitian sebelumnya. Meskipun stres pada kelompok ini menunjukkan kategori normal, tetapi kesehatan mental mereka perlu diperhatikan mengingat banyaknya stresor yang mungkin dihadapi remaja. Kata Kunci: perilaku spiritual, remaja, stres

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jki

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Health Professions Nursing

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Focus and Scope Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia (JKI, or Nursing Journal of Indonesia) contributes to the dissemination of information related to nursing research and evidence-based study on urban nursing issues in low-middle income countries. The scope of this journal is broadly multi-perspective in ...