Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Homesickness merupakan salah satu permasalahan psikologis yang sering dialami oleh mahasiswa baru yang merantau karena harus berpisah dengan rumah, keluarga, dan lingkungan asalnya. Salah satu faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi homesickness adalah dukungan sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara dukungan sosial dengan homesickness pada mahsiswa baru yang merantau di Kota Banda Aceh. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian korelasi. Sebanyak 168 mahasiswa baru yang merantau di Kota Banda Aceh terlibat sebagai sampel penelitian yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan skala Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) yang dikembangkan oleh Sarason et al. (1983) yang dibagi kedalam 2 sub skala, yaitu Social Support Questionnaire Number (SSQN) untuk mengukur dimensi perceived availability dan Social Support Questionnaire Satisfaction (SSQS) untuk mengukur dimensi satisfaction with the available support, serta skala Utrechtt Homesickness Scale (UHS) yang dikembangkan oleh Stroebe et al. (2002) untuk mengukur homesickness. Hasil analisis data menggunakan Spearman Correlation, yang menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang signifikan antara perceived availability dengan homesickness (p = 0.002; r = 0.236). Sementara itu, tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara satisfaction with the available support dengan homesickness (p = 0,903; r = 0,009). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa persepsi mahasiswa terhadap ketersediaan dukungan sosial berhubungan dengan homesickness, sedangkan kepuasan terhadap dukungan sosial yang diterima tidak berhubungan dengan homesickness.


Kata kunci: Dukungan Sosial, Homesickness, Mahasiswa Baru yang Merantau

Homesickness is one of the psychological issues frequently experienced by first-year college students who study away from home due to separation from their homes, families, and home environments. One of the factors assumed to influence homesickness is social support. This study aimed to examine the relationship between social support and homesickness among first-year students living away from home in Banda Aceh. This study employed a quantitative method with a correlational research design. A total of 168 first-year students living away from home in Banda Aceh participated as the research sample, selected using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) developed by Sarason et al. (1983), which consists of two subscales: the Social Support Questionnaire Number (SSQN) to measure the perceived availability dimension and the Social Support Questionnaire Satisfaction (SSQS) to measure the satisfaction with the available support dimension. Homesickness was measured using the Utrechtt Homesickness Scale (UHS) developed by Stroebe et al. (2002). Data were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation. The results showed a significant positive relationship between perceived availability and homesickness (p = 0.002; r = 0.236). Meanwhile, there was no significant relationship between satisfaction with the available support and homesickness (p = 0.903; r = 0.009). These findings indicate that students' perceptions of the availability of social support are associated with homesickness, whereas satisfaction with the social support received is not associated with homesickness. Keywirds: Social Support, Homesickness, First-Year Students Living Away from Home.