Pengalaman Daya Tahan Diri Pelajar Universiti: Keperluan kepada Penyesuaian Kehidupan di Kampus (University Students’ Resilience Experience: The Need for On-Campus Life Adjustment)
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The low level of resilience had disrupted the psychological well-being and sustainable education of students who studied in the field of helping profession, at two distinct public universities in Terengganu. Therefore, the present study explored the students’ resilience via the qualitative method. The data was collected vis-à-vis focus group interviews based on a semi-structured interview protocol. In general, 16 students participated in the study. They pursued a Diploma in Nursing, Radiography, a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and a Bachelor of Counselling at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin. These informants were selected via stratified purposive sampling, and the obtained data were analysed thematically. Results revealed that the informants learned ways to build resilience and how the power of resilience helped their adaptability skills in university. In conclusion, the present study contributed to the knowledge of resilience, which reinforced these students’ resilience. Finally, the present study recommended web-based intervention to promote and enhance students’ resilience in tertiary education.
Daya tahan diri yang lemah dan rapuh mengakibatkan gangguan kesejahteraan psikologi dan kelestarian pengajian dalam kalangan pelajar bidang perhubungan menolong di universiti awam di Terengganu. Kajian ini dilaksanakan bagi meneroka pengalaman pelajar bidang perhubungan menolong tentang daya tahan diri. Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif. Data telah dikumpulkan melalui kaedah temu bual kumpulan fokus menggunakan protokol temu bual semi-struktur. Seramai 16 orang pelajar bidang perhubungan menolong telah terlibat dalam kajian ini. Pelajar bidang perhubungan menolong dalam konteks kajian ini merupakan pelajar yang sedang mengikuti pengajian Diploma Sains Kejururawatan, Diploma Radiografi, Sarjana Muda Kaunseling dan Sarjana Muda Perubatan dan Pembedahan di universiti awam Terengganu. Pemilihan informan menggunakan pendekatan persampelan bertujuan berstrata (stratified purposive sampling). Data dianalisis secara analisis tema. Hasil kajian mendapati informan mempunyai pengalaman cara untuk membentuk daya tahan diri serta bagaimana daya tahan diri dapat membantu mereka menyesuaikan diri dengan kehidupan di kampus. Kesimpulannya, dapatan kajian ini dapat menyumbang ke arah peningkatan ilmu pengetahuan berkaitan daya tahan diri seterusnya mempromosi dan memperkasakan daya tahan diri dalam kalangan pelajar bidang perhubungan menolong. Selaras dengan kepentingan daya tahan diri sebagai keperluan kepada penyesuaian kehidupan di kampus, maka pengkaji mencadangkan suatu intervensi berasaskan laman web (web-based intervention) yang bertujuan untuk mempromosi serta meningkatkan daya tahan diri pelajar bidang perhubungan menolong
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