Usman Nur Wakhid, Yayah Khisbiyah

Hubungan Penyesuaian Diri dan Komunikasi Interpersonal dengan Culture Shock Mahasiswa Baru dari Luar Pulau Jawa

Introduction

Hubungan penyesuaian diri dan komunikasi interpersonal dengan culture shock mahasiswa baru dari luar pulau jawa. Kaji hubungan penyesuaian diri & komunikasi interpersonal dengan culture shock pada mahasiswa baru perantau luar Jawa. Temukan peran pentingnya dan rekomendasi konseling psikososial.

Abstract

Culture shock adalah perasaan ketidaknyamanan psikis dan fisik karena adanya kontak dengan budaya lain. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui hubungan penyesuaian diri, komunikasi interpersonal dengan culture shock pada mahasiswa baru perantau luar Pulau Jawa Universitas “X”. Populasi berjumlah ±777 dan sampel sebanyak 105 orang, menggunakan purposive sampling dengan skala penyesuaian diri, komunikasi interpersonal dan culture shock dengan model skala Likert. Hasil analisis regresi linear berganda menunjukkan r 0,451; p 0,000<0,01, artinya terdapat hubungan signifikan antara penyesuaian diri, komunikasi interpersonal dengan culture shock. Selanjutnya terdapat hubungan negatif signifikan antara penyesuaian diri dan culture shock (r -0,345; p 0,000 <0,01). Juga, terdapat hubungan negatif signifikan antara komunikasi interpersonal dengan culture shock (r -0,281; p 0,000<0,01. Sumbangan efektif keduanya terhadap culture shock sebesar 20,4% dengan rincian penyesuaian diri sebesar 12,2% dan komunikasi interpersonal sebesar 8,2%, 79,6% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak diteliti. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan 69,5% mahasiswa mengalami culture shock yang tinggi. Oleh karenanya, sebaiknya kampus menyediakan layanan konseling psikososial bagi mahasiswa yang mengalami dampak negatif culture shock terutama bagi mahasiswa baru perantauan.

Review

This study adeptly investigates the intricate relationships between self-adjustment, interpersonal communication, and culture shock among new university students migrating from outside Java Island. The findings clearly establish significant negative correlations, indicating that students with higher levels of self-adjustment and more effective interpersonal communication tend to experience less culture shock. This is a crucial insight for understanding the challenges faced by this particular demographic and offers a foundational understanding of key adaptive processes. The research successfully quantifies these relationships, providing empirical evidence for the importance of these psychosocial factors in student well-being. Methodologically, the paper employs a suitable approach, utilizing multiple linear regression on a sample of 105 students, which appears adequate for this correlational design. The use of Likert scales for measuring the constructs is standard and appropriate. A notable strength is the precise breakdown of the individual contributions of self-adjustment (12.2%) and interpersonal communication (8.2%) to mitigating culture shock, alongside their combined effect. Furthermore, the practical recommendation for universities to provide psychosocial counseling services for new migrant students is a direct and valuable implication of the research findings, highlighting the study's relevance to student support initiatives. However, a significant area for future exploration lies in the substantial portion of unexplained variance, with 79.6% of culture shock influenced by factors not examined in this study. This suggests that while self-adjustment and interpersonal communication are important, other critical variables are at play and warrant investigation. Additionally, the alarming finding that 69.5% of the students experience high culture shock underscores the urgency of this issue and calls for deeper qualitative inquiry to understand the specific facets and severity of their experiences. Future research could broaden the scope to include social support systems, prior cross-cultural experiences, institutional policies, or resilience factors to provide a more comprehensive understanding of student adaptation and inform more holistic support strategies.

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