Patience, Social Support and Psychological Well-Being on Students Part-Time in Aceh, Indonesia

Abstract

Psychological well-being is one of the most important things in human life, especially for students who study while working. They are required to be able to carry out their duties and responsibilities well, time management to study and work, to sharing roles between being a student and an employee. This study aimed to examine the effect of patience and social support on the psychological well-being of students part-time in Aceh. The sampling technique used purposive sampling totaling 502 students. Research data were collected using patience scale, social support scale, and psychological well-being scale. Multiple regression analysis and the t-test were used to analyze the data. The study's findings revealed a significant positive relationship between patience and social media and student psychological well-being. The results also show that there was a significant effect between the patience, social support and student demographics on psychological well-being. Furthermore, it was found that there was no significant difference in the level of patience, social support and psychological well-being between male and female students. Overall, the respondents of this study have an average level of patience, where the female group is more patient than the male students. Meanwhile, the average level of social support is medium, where women are more likely to receive social support from their families than men. Furthermore, all respondents have an average level of psychological well-being, where the female group is more psychologically prosperous than the male group.