Students' Knowledge about Stress and Coping Mechanisms in Facing Final Semester Exams
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This study aims to determine students' knowledge of stress and coping mechanisms for final exams at Sumber Harta High School, Musi Rawas Regency, in 2025. This is a quantitative study using descriptive research methods. The results of the nonparametric Spearman Rank statistical test showed a significance value of 0.296 and a significance value of 0.536, both greater than 0.05. Conclusion: Students' knowledge of stress and coping mechanisms for final exams at Sumber Harta High School, Musi Rawas Regency, in 2025 is at most 80% of the expected value.
Keywords: Stress Coping Mechanisms, Knowledge, High School Students, Stress
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