Analysis of the psychological adaptability of high school students in disaster-prone areas of Mount Merapi

Abstract

Psychological disorders that are often experienced by school students in disaster-prone areas are fear and anxiety so students need to be equipped with disaster adaptation skills, especially psychological adaptation. This study aims to determine the level of psychological adaptation of high school students and to analyze the differences of each level for disaster-prone areas I, II, and III of Merapi Volcano. This research used quantitative method with a survey design, while the data were collected by using questionnaires and observations. Respondents in this study amounted to 224 students from SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Muntilan, SMA Negeri 1 Dukun, and SMK Muhammadiyah Cangkringan with the sampling technique of cluster random sampling. Data analysis techniques used are descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (independent samples t-test). The results showed the good and moderate level of psychological adaptation for 34% of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Muntilan students, good level for 14.4% students of SMA Negeri 1 Dukun, and very good level for 35.3% of SMK Muhammadiyah Cangkringan students. Meanwhile, the results of the t-test showed that there was no difference for high school students in disaster-prone areas I and II, and significant differences for disaster-prone areas I and III schools also disaster-prone areas II and III schools in dealing with student’s psychological adaptation.