Persona: Jurnal Psikologi Indonesia
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025): Desember

Academic stress sebagai mediator hubungan antara self-adjustment, self-regulation dan optimism dengan psychological well-being Generasi Z: Academic stress as a mediator of the relationship between self-adjustment, self-regulation and optimism with the psychological well-being of Generation Z

Ananda Humaidah (Unknown)
Rachmat Mulyono (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jan 2026

Abstract

Studies show that students with low psychological well-being have poor quality relationships with others and are prone to psychological disorders that can affect academic achievement. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-adjustment, self-regulation, and optimism with the psychological well-being of Generation Z students through the mediator of academic stress. This study used a quantitative survey method with 439 Generation Z students in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi as participants. The sampling technique used quota sampling. Research instrument using the Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (α = 0.726); self-adjustment scale (α = 0.786); Short version of Self-regulation Questionnaire (α = 0.857); Life Orientation Test Revised (α = 0.554); Academic Stress Inventory (α = 0.926). Data analysis of this study used path analysis using Mplus 7 software. The results showed that only self-adjustment and self-regulation can directly influence psychological well-being. However, academic stress (the mediator) did not significantly affect psychological well-being. This means that academic stress cannot be a mediator in this study. The implication of this research is that universities are expected to improve students' self-adjustment and self-regulation, thereby improving their psychological well-being.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

persona

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Education Health Professions Physics Social Sciences

Description

Persona: Jurnal Psikologi Indonesia is a peer-reviewed journal, published by Faculty of Psychology Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya. Persona Journal was first published in 2012. At first this journal was published three times a year. Starting in 2017 this journal is only published twice a year, ...