Electronic Theses and Dissertation

jenis penelitian korelasional. Populasi penelitian berjumlah 503 mahasiswa tingkat akhir Fakultas Hukum Universitas Syiah Kuala, dengan sampel sebanyak 223 mahasiswa yang dipilih menggunakan teknik convenience sampling. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan terdiri atas skala dukungan sosial yang disusun berdasarkan Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) dan skala kesiapan kerja yang disusun berdasarkan Work Readiness Scale (WRS). Kedua instrumen telah diuji validitasnya melalui validitas logis dan validitas empiris. Uji reliabilitas instrumen dilakukan menggunakan teknik Cronbach’s Alpha dengan koefisien reliabilitas skala dukungan sosial sebesar 0,897 dan skala kesiapan kerja sebesar 0,952. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan uji korelasi Spearman’s rho dengan bantuan perangkat lunak SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat dukungan sosial mahasiswa tingkat akhir Fakultas Hukum Universitas Syiah Kuala berada pada kategori tinggi hingga sangat tinggi, dengan persentase terbesar pada kategori sangat tinggi sebesar 36,32%. Tingkat kesiapan kerja mahasiswa juga berada pada kategori tinggi hingga sangat tinggi, dengan persentase tertinggi pada kategori tinggi sebesar 50,67%. Hasil analisis korelasi Spearman’s rho menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif antara dukungan sosial dan kesiapan kerja dengan nilai koefisien korelasi (ρ) sebesar 0,412 dan nilai signifikansi 0,000 (p < 0,05). Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan koefisien determinasi, dukungan sosial memberikan kontribusi sebesar 16,97% terhadap kesiapan kerja mahasiswa tingkat akhir Fakultas Hukum Universitas Syiah Kuala, sedangkan sebesar 83,03% kesiapan kerja mahasiswa dipengaruhi oleh faktor-faktor lain di luar variabel dukungan sosial yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa dukungan sosial memiliki peran yang bermakna dalam mendukung kesiapan kerja mahasiswa tingkat akhir dalam menghadapi dunia kerja.


Kata kunci: Dukungan Sosial, Kesiapan Kerja, Mahasiswa Tingkat Akhir

ABSTRACT Nafira Shafiyyah (2026). The Contribution of Social Support to Work Readiness among Final-Year Students of the Faculty of Law, Syiah Kuala University. [Undergraduate Thesis. Syiah Kuala University]. Supervised by Drs. Abu Bakar, M.Si. and Evi Rahmiyati, S.Pd., M.Ed. Work readiness is an important aspect for final-year students in facing the transition from academic life to the workforce. Social support is presumed to be one of the external factors contributing to students’ work readiness. This study aims to examine the level of social support, the level of work readiness, and the contribution of social support to work readiness among final-year students of the Faculty of Law, Syiah Kuala University. This study employed a quantitative approach with a correlational research design. The population consisted of 503 final-year students of the Faculty of Law, Syiah Kuala University, with a sample of 223 students selected using convenience sampling technique. The research instruments included a social support scale developed based on the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and a work readiness scale developed based on the Work Readiness Scale (WRS). Both instruments were tested for validity through logical and empirical validity. Reliability testing was conducted using Cronbach’s Alpha, resulting in a reliability coefficient of 0.897 for the social support scale and 0.952 for the work readiness scale. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rho correlation test with the assistance of SPSS software. The results showed that the level of social support among final-year students was in the high to very high category, with the highest percentage in the very high category (36.32%). The level of work readiness was also in the high to very high category, with the highest percentage in the high category (50.67%). The results of the Spearman’s rho correlation test indicated a positive relationship between social support and work readiness, with a correlation coefficient (ρ) of 0.412 and a significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). Based on the coefficient of determination, social support contributed 16.97% to students’ work readiness, while 83.03% was influenced by other factors not examined in this study. These findings indicate that social support has a meaningful role in supporting the work readiness of final-year students in facing the workforce. Keywords: Social Support, Work Readiness, Final-Year Students