Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Stress is al maljolr falctolr in the emergence olf solciall alnd heallth prolblems. Colntinuolus stress caln allsol halve aln impalct oln mentall heallth prolblems such als depressioln, alnxiety, drolpping olut olf schololl, alnd even suicide. Peers halve aln impolrtalnt rolle in lealrning develolpment, where teenalgers whol halve lolts olf friends will be alble tol increalse interest in educaltioln in olrder tol increalse alchievement moltivaltioln. The alim olf this resealrch is tol determine the relaltiolnship between peer suppolrt alnd stress levels in teenalgers alt SMAlN 1 Cialmis.This resealrch is aln alnallyticall descriptive resealrch. The polpulaltioln in this resealrch is 862 students alt SMAlN 1 Cialmis 2023-2024. The salmple used in this resealrch wals 90 peolple. Daltal colllectioln wals calrried olut by aldministering al questiolnnalire albolut peer suppolrt alnd al stress level questiolnnalire.Staltisticall tests use the chi squalre test. The results olf this study sholw thalt there is al relaltiolnship between peer suppolrt alnd stress levels in aldollescents alt SMAlN 1 Cialmis becaluse the α>ρ vallue (0.05>0.000). Calrrying olut rolutine colunseling folr teenalgers, alnd if necessalry prolviding moltivaltioln tol increalse peer suppolrt, is expected tol prolvide falcilities alnd infralstructure in aln effolrt tol improlve students' psychollolgicall heallth, especiallly the quallity olf mentall heallth services.
