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Coping Strategies in Improving Happiness Among Higher Education Students in Indonesia

Authors
Nina Fitriana1, *, Malida Fatimah1
1Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: nina@mercubuana-yogya.ac.id
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Nina Fitriana
Available Online 27 June 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-080-0_5How to use a DOI?
Keywords
happiness; higher education student; coping strategies
Abstract

Students need to be happy while doing their study in order to get good achievement. However, on the other hand, individuals have problems related to happiness. This can be seen from several research results which state that in general individuals have a moderate level of happiness. Based on previous studies, coping strategies is one of the factors of happiness. Therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship between happiness and coping strategies among students. The subjects in this study are 253 students in Yogyakarta (53 or 20.9% are male and 200 or 79.1% are female). They were selected by using convenience sampling. The methods of this current research is quantitative method using survey for the data collection technique. The online questionnaire consisted of Subjective Happiness Scale and Coping Strategy Inventory distributed using to students through WhatsApp short messages. Pearson Correlation was employed to analyze the data. The results of this study indicated that there is a significant relationship between happiness and coping strategies specifically problem focused coping among students with a significance score of 0.045 (p < 0.05). This research can contribute to overcome problems related to happiness among higher education students. Students can apply problem focused coping in solving their problems to be happier.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference of Psychology: International Conference on Indigenous Treatment and Contemporary Psychology (ICoP 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
27 June 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-080-0_5
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2352-5398
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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