HUBUNGAN ANTARA TINGKAT STRES DENGAN PERILAKU MEROKOK PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS TEKNIK DI UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PONOROGO

ABSTRACT
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS LEVEL AND SMOKING BEHAVIOR IN ENGINEERING FACULTY STUDENTS
At the Muhammadiyah University of Ponorgo

Zahrotul Ilmi
Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo
E-mail : Zahrotulilmiz17100@gmail.com

Stress that occurs in students can be influenced by several factors such as learning conditions, financial situation, personal factors, work situation, and the future. One of the outlets for students to vent their stress is by smoking. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between stress levels and smoking behavior in students of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo.
The research design used is correlation with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study amounted to 229 students with a sample of 70 students who were taken using a sampling technique, namely purposive sampling. The process of collecting data using a questionnaire with a chi square test analysis with  0.05.
The results of the study from 70 respondents found that most of the 30 respondents (42.9%) experienced mild stress and most of the small 14 respondents (20%) experienced moderate stress. Most of the 33 respondents (47.1%) of smoking students were classified as light smokers, and a small portion of 10 respondents (14.3%) of students who smoked were classified as moderate smokers. Based on statistical tests obtained p-value (0.000)(0.05), indicating that there is a relationship between the two variables, namely the level of stress and smoking behavior in students of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo.
The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between stress levels and smoking behavior. It is hoped that students will be able to learn and apply effective stress coping mechanisms, and universities are expected to make regulations regarding smoking bans in the academic sphere.

Keywords: Stress level, opinion behavior, students