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Mahasiswa yang sedang menyusun skripsi menghadapi berbagai tuntutan akademik maupun nonakademik yang berpotensi meningkatkan psychological distress. Dalam menghadapi kondisi tersebut, psychological flexibility dipandang sebagai salah satu faktor yang berkaitan dengan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menghadapi tekanan yang dialami. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara psychological flexibility dengan psychological distress pada mahasiswa yang menyusun skripsi di Universitas Syiah Kuala. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain korelasional yang melibatkan 154 mahasiswa yang sedang menyusun skripsi dan dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah Psy-Flex dan Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). Hasil analisis Pearson Product Moment menunjukkan adanya hubungan negatif yang signifikan antara psychological flexibility dengan psychological distress (r = -0,339; p < 0,001). Temuan tersebut menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi psychological flexibility yang dimiliki mahasiswa, semakin rendah psychological distress yang dialaminya. Dengan demikian, psychological flexibility merupakan salah satu aspek penting yang perlu diperhatikan dalam upaya mengurangi psychological distress pada mahasiswa yang menyusun skripsi.

Students who are in the process of completing their undergraduate thesis face various academic and non-academic demands that may increase psychological distress. In dealing with these conditions, psychological flexibility is considered to be one of the factors associated with students' ability to cope with the pressures they experience. This study aimed to examine the relationship between psychological flexibility and psychological distress among undergraduate thesis students at Syiah Kuala University. This study employed a quantitative method with a correlational design involving 154 students who were currently working on their undergraduate thesis and were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The research instruments used were the Psy-Flex and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). The results of the Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis indicated a significant negative relationship between psychological flexibility and psychological distress (r = -0.339, p < .001). These findings indicate that higher levels of psychological flexibility are associated with lower levels of psychological distress among students. Therefore, psychological flexibility represents an important aspect that should be considered in efforts to reduce psychological distress among students who are completing their undergraduate thesis.