https://journals.goodwoodpub.com/index.php/kpkm/issue/feed 2026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00 Yuliansyah admin@penerbitgoodwood.com Open Journal Systems <p align="justify">Kajian Psikologi dan Kesehatan Mental (Review of Psychology and Mental Health) is a national, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality articles on psychology and mental health. The journal welcomes submissions from researchers, practitioners, and academicians in the form of empirical research, theoretical articles, and literature reviews on current and emerging topics in the field.</p> https://journals.goodwoodpub.com/index.php/kpkm/article/view/7138 2026-07-25T16:20:22+00:00 Ina Hendrawati inahendrawati179@gmail.com Aisyah Choirun Jamil chrnjaisyah@gmail.com Adinda Nur Anggareni adindaanggareni29@gmail.com Sri Mulyani Nasution srimulyaninasution2@gmail.com

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> This study examined how working students experience and interpret stress while simultaneously managing their academic and occupational responsibilities. It identifies stress frequency and intensity, major stressors, and physical, emotional, and cognitive ma<span lang="IN">n</span>ifestations of stress.<br /><strong>Research Methodology:</strong> A qualitative descriptive phenomenological design was used. Three undergraduate students who were both studying and working were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and analyzed using Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological method to identify meaning units and synthesize the participants’ lived experiences.<br /><strong>Results: </strong>The participants experienced frequent stress at varying intensities. Major stressors included difficulties in managing time and energy, role conflicts, and concerns about declining academic and work performance. Stress manifests as fatigue, sleep disturbances, anxiety, emotional sensitivity, overthinking, and reduced concentration.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Working students experience multidimensional stress arising from competing academic and occupational demands. Effective time management, adaptive coping strategies, and institutional support are important for maintaining psychological well-being and academic performance among medical students.<br /><strong>Limitations:</strong> The study involved only three participants from one faculty at a single university, which limited the transferability of the findings.<br /><strong>Contributions:</strong> This study enriches the student mental health literature by providing a phenomenological understanding of working students’ stress experiences and offering practical implications for counseling services, student support programs, and inclusive academic policies.</p>

2026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Kajian Psikologi dan Kesehatan Mental https://journals.goodwoodpub.com/index.php/kpkm/article/view/7449 2026-09-07T04:03:47+00:00 Lia Ayu Ningrum liyaayula14@gmail.com Joko Kuncoro jokokuncoro@unissula.ac.id

<p><strong><span lang="EN">Purpose: </span></strong><span lang="EN">This study aimed to examine whether anxiety levels are significantly related to the intensity of ChatGPT usage among university students.<br /></span><strong><span lang="EN">Research Methodology: </span></strong><span lang="EN">This quantitative correlational study surveyed 100 active students from various universities in Indonesia, selected through non-probability accidental sampling using online questionnaires. Anxiety was measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-42 (DASS-42), and ChatGPT usage intensity was measured using the ChatGPT Usage Scale (CGUS). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation test.<br /></span><strong><span lang="EN">Results: </span></strong><span lang="EN">Descriptive results showed high anxiety (58%) and high ChatGPT usage intensity (84%). However, Pearson correlation and regression tests indicated no significant relationship between anxiety, depression, stress, and ChatGPT usage intensity (p &gt; 0.05).<br /></span><strong><span lang="EN">Limitations:</span></strong><span lang="EN"> This study examined anxiety as a single psychological variable without mapping other potential driving factors.<br /></span><strong><span lang="EN">Conclusions: </span></strong><span lang="EN">Within the limits of a small, non-probability sample, no statistically significant relationship was found between anxiety and ChatGPT usage intensity; this should be read as an absence of evidence rather than proof of no relationship between the two.<br /></span><strong><span lang="EN">Contributions: </span></strong><span lang="EN">This study strengthens the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) literature by suggesting that perceived usefulness and ease of use remain the primary determinants of ChatGPT adoption in higher education, regardless of users' psychological vulnerabilities.</span></p>

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