Perceptions of Parental Expectations and Self-Efficacy with Academic Stress in Students Working on Thesis during the Pandemic

Abstract

This study is a quantitative study that aims to determine the relationship between perceptions of parental expectations and self-efficacy with academic stress in students who are working on their thesis during the pandemic. The research subjects were 200 students. The sampling technique used purposive sampling technique. This study used three scales, namely the academic stress scale, the perception of parental expectations scale and the self-efficacy scale. The data analysis technique in this study used multiple regression analysis with the help of IBM SPSS 22.0 for windows. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between perceptions of parental expectations and self-efficacy with academic stress.

Keywords: academic stress, parents’ expectations, self-fficacy