The Correlation of Coping Mechanisms with Academic Integrity of Medical Students in the Academic Stage

Abstract

Background: One of the main factors affecting academic integrity is stress. During this pandemic, stressors have increased with online learning. The way to deal with stress is called a coping mechanism. Aims: To identify the relationship between coping mechanisms and the behavior of students in relation to academic integrity in the academic stages of the medical faculty in Jakarta. Methods: The research design used was a cross-sectional method. This study was conducted using proportional stratified random sampling with a total sample of 128 medical students from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students. The data from this study was collected from questionnaire about coping mechanisms and an adaptation from the Roff questionnaire. Data was analyzed using the Chi-Square test. Results: The majority of the respondents had a moderate score level of academic integrity behavior and emotionfocused coping mechanisms. The Chi-Square test showed that P=0.102, which means it was above P < 0.05. Conclusions and Recommendations: There was no correlation between the coping mechanisms of students and their academic integrity behavior in the academic stage. Training is needed to improve academic integrity behavior and to determine appropriate coping mechanisms. There are many types of coping mechanisms, some that focus on problemsolving and some that are emotion-focused, each can be destructive or constructive and are affected by other factors.