THE RELATIONSHIP OF CULTURE SHOCK TO THE NURSING STUDENTS SELF-ADJUSTMENT AT FIRST YEARS Febrika Yuseta, Isma Mandasari, Lidia Michella, Veronica Paula, Novita Susilawati Barus
[a b c] Student Nursing Faculty of Nursing Universitas Pelita Harapan
[d] Lecturer Faculty of Nursing Universitas Pelita Harapan Departemen Mental Health
[e] Assitant Lecturer Faculty of Nursing Universitas Pelita Harapan
Jenderal Surdiman Boulevard street Lippo Karawaci Tangerang Banten 15811 Indonesia
Abstract
Background: cultural shock occurs when individuals are in a new environment and require students to adjust to their new environment. Adjustment is a coping mechanism for someone to deal with problems in cultural change and this is often experienced by students when entering the first year of learning, who choose to be far from their home region. Students are expected to be able to deal with cultural differences from their home regions. Students in dealing with cultural changes will cause conflicts within themselves, to face the cultural differences of their new environment. conflict in adjusting to the new environment is considered a natural thing, because it is a process in dealing with changes in the culture of the new environment.
Objective: to determine the relationship between cultural shock and self-adjustment from first-year nursing students.
Research Methods: This study uses a correlational quantitative research method with cross sectional approach. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling. The research instrument used a questionnaire with a sample of 183 first-year students with uni variate and bi variate data analysis. Data analysis of two variants uses the chi square test.
Results: The results showed that the majority of respondents needed a shock culture of 50.8% and the majority of respondents could adjust to 50.3%. Probability value = 0.355> 0.05 which means there is no relationship between culture shock and first year nursing students
Recommendation: Further research to be able to identify other factors that can influence culture shock for the adjustment of first-year nursing students.
