Hubungan antara Dukungan Sosial Teman Sebaya dengan Prokrastinasi Akademik pada Mahasiswa Psikologi dalam Menyelesaikan Skripsi di Universitas Medan Area

Abstract

This study aims to see correlation between peer social support with academic procrastination to students in completing thesis at the University of Medan Area. The sample in this research is 40 students and student of staple 2013 which have not finished the final task and have not done the graduation on the period. In line with the existing discussion in the theoretical basis, the hypothesis proposed in this study that there is a negative relationship between peer social support with academic procrastination. With the assumption that the higher social support of peers will be the lower the academic procrastination then the lower the social support of peers then the higher the academic procrastination to the students in completing the thesis. This study uses a peer-based social support scale consisting of 4 aspects according to Lee, 2005 (in Fitriani, 2013), namely: Perceived Time, Intention Action, Emotional Distress (Emotional Distress postponing tasks), Perceive Ability and academic procrastination scales consisting of 5 aspects of peer social support by Sherida & Radmacher (1992), Sarafino (1998) and Taylor (1999) (in, Lubis, NL, & Hasnida , 2009): Emotional support (Emotional support), Support awards (Esteem support), Support instrumental (Tangible or Instrumental support), Support information (Informational support), Support social network (Network support). Data collection is done by Likert scale. To test the proposed hypothesis is done with correlation coefficient rxy = - 0.382 with significant p = 0.015 <0.050. And using a negative hypothesis which means the higher the social support of peers the lower the academic procrastination and vice versa.