Social Support and Learning Motivation for New Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.210805.037How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Social support, learning motivation, Covid-19, new students
- Abstract
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many students started a new learning system, namely distance learning or online which could cause the motivation to learn of new students to decline. New students need social support from family, friends, and a significant other to get good and positive learning motivation. This study aims to determine the relationship between social support and learning motivation in new students. The sampling technique using convenience sampling technique. Participants in this study were 170 new students of the psychology faculty at X University. The instrument used in this study was the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) for social dimension variables, while for learning motivation variables used the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) instrument. The results of this study indicate a positive relationship between social support and learning motivation (Spearman’s Rho r = 0.377, p = 0.000. Kendall’s Tau r = 0.274, p = 0.000). It can be concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between social support and learning motivation for new students during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Putri Rahayu Safitri AU - Raja Oloan Tumanggor AU - Willy Tasdin PY - 2021 DA - 2021/08/08 TI - Social Support and Learning Motivation for New Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Business, Social, and Humanities (ICEBSH 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 229 EP - 234 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210805.037 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.210805.037 ID - Safitri2021 ER -