The Role of Coping Strategies in Achieving Psychological Well Being in Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic with Religiosity as a Moderator Variable

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Suryani Hardjo, Siswoyo Haryono, Khoiruddin Bashori

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The problem that is considered important at this time is how students can improve their Psychological Well Being (PWB) during the Covid-19 pandemic where all campus activities and teaching and learning processes are limited. Coping strategies can increase or worsen student PWB, how individuals deal with daily problems is believed to affect their psychological well-being. Religiosity; in the form of prayer, prayer, dhikr, and fasting activities can affect one's PWB. The study was conducted on 317 Muslim students, in the city of Medan, using a psychological well-being scale, a problem-focused coping scale, and a religiosity scale as a measuring tool, the data were analyzed and tested using the multivariate Structural Equation Model (SEM) technique of the AMOS program version 20. The results showed: 1. Problem Focus Coping has no significant effect on psychological well-being. 2. Problem Focus Coping has a positive and significant effect on Religiosity. The higher the level of Problem Focus Coping will significantly increase Religiosity 3. Religiosity has a positive and significant effect on Psychological Well-being. The higher the level of religiosity, the increase in Psychological Well-being will be significant. 4. Religiosity becomes a moderating variable in influencing Problem Focus Coping on Psychological Well-being.

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