Islamic-Based Coping to Manage Stress among University Students: Online Training

Abstract

In completing various academic tasks, university students are faced with various stressors that can potentially cause stress. Many studies have found the important role of religion in stress management. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of online Islamicbased coping training to reduce stress levels in university students. This study used the one group pre-test post-test design. Participants were six university students (one male and five female) aged 24-25 years who are Muslims and experienced stress. Data were collected using questionnaires of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. The results of this study found that there is a significant difference in level of stress in participants, before and after given the online training of Islamic-based coping (p< 0.05,p= 0.027). This study concluded that the online training of Islamic-based coping can significantly reduce stress levels in participants.