Peer Attachment Styles and Strategies for Coping with Academic Burnout: Case Study of Clinical Psychology Undergraduate Students
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Objective: To study the preliminary process of peer attachment styles towards strategies for coping with academic burnout among fourth-year clinical psychology undergraduate students.
Materials and methods: This study is qualitative research using case study design. The research used purposive sampling method. The key informants are fourth-year clinical psychology students who studying in the first semester of 2021 academic year. All participants were experienced academic burnout and being able to cope with it. The researcher collected data by using semi-structured interview via Zoom and data were analyzed by thematic-analysis method. Results: The result revealed that three participants had a secure peer attachment style. One participant had an insecure peer attachment style; seeking for emotional support from peers is a coping strategy that does not depends on peer attachment styles. Peers are still key factor that help participants to overcome academic burnout because they can talk about their ongoing situation with their peers and peers are also experiencing the same situation. So, they can share their experience and feelings between each other that can help key informants to overcome the academic burnout. Conclusion: This study suggests that peers are the source of emotional support to overcome the academic burnout of fourth-year students. Therefore, promoting the relationship between peers may help students adapt with the final year of study.
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