THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL STABILITY AND THE LEVEL OF ACADEMIC STRESS IN NURSING PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JAMBI DURING THE ADAPTATION OF NEW HABITS (AKB)

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December 2019 a new virus Covid-19 was identified in the city of Wuhan. The Covid-19 Pandemic situation occurred for 2 years, showing improvements every day and also the vaccine target increasing and decreasing the level of PPKM, the Indonesian government implemented the Adaptation of New Habits (AKB) policies that had an impact on students on students' emotional stability and caused pressures on students. during learning so that academic stress arises which affects the learning process. This type of research is quantitative (observational analytic) used a cross-sectional design with total sampling method. The number of samples used was 33 respondents. The study was conducted from January 28, 2022 to February 7, 2022. The data was collected using a questionnaire of emotional stability and academic stress. The results of statistical tests used Correlation Gamma with p-value 0,001 < (0,05) obtained the results of a relationship between Emotional Stability and Academic Stress Levels in Nurse Profession Students at Jambi University During the New Normal. Based on the research, it shows that 55% are emotionally stable and 45% are emotionally unstable, with the dominant respondents being 58% of severe academic stress, 24% moderate, 15% very severe, 3% mild. This research can be considered to anticipate student academic stress, especially in self-management to reduce academic stress levels among students.