HUBUNGAN RELIGIOUS COPING DENGAN PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING PADA MAHASISWA RANTAU KEPERAWATAN FIKES UMM

Migrant students often face adaptation challenges such as separation from family, academic pressure, and new sociocultural adjustments, which can induce stress and decrease psychological well-being. Religious coping as a religion-based coping mechanism can help maintain mental health. This study aims to analyze the relationship between religious coping and psychological well-being among migrant Nursing students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (FIKES UMM). The research method used a cross-sectional design with a population of 326 students and a sample of 180 respondents selected through a purposive sampling technique. The instruments used were the Brief Religious Coping (Brief RCOPE) to measure religious coping and the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale 18 items to measure psychological well-being. Data analysis included univariate and bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square test. The results showed that the majority of respondents had positive religious coping (89.4%) and low psychological well-being (79.4%). The Chi-Square test indicated a significant relationship between religious coping and psychological well-being (p=0.000). The conclusion of this study is that religious coping plays an important role in improving the psychological well-being of migrant students. Practical implications include the development of campus-based spiritual interventions to support the mental health of migrant students. This research provides a basis for the development of psychosocial and spiritual support programs in the higher education environment.