HUBUNGAN ANTARA TINGKAT STRES DENGAN SIKLUS MENSTRUASI PADA MAHASISWI TINGKAT II A AKADEMI KEPERAWATAN PANTI KOSALA SURAKARTA

Abstract

Stress is any situation where the nonspecific demands requires an individual to respond
or take action. Stress can affect the menstrual cycle, because in times of stress, the
hormone cortisol as a product of glukokortiroid adrenal cortex may affect the amount of
progesterone in the body. Purpose of this research is to seek the relation between stress
level with menstrual cycle on student level II A in Panti Kosala Nursing Academi.
Subjects of this research were the student level II A in Panti Kosala Nursing Academi.
The samples were 30 respondents selected by using purposive sampling method.
Method of the research is a corelational study. This research has two variables, the
independent variable is stress level and the dependent variable is menstrual cycle.
Collecting data use questionnaire paper. Data analysis use Chi Quadrat Test with
p=0.05.
Results of this research are shown that there were 11 respondents who have a mild
stress, 5 people as normal menstrual cycles, 4 people as polymenorhea and 2 people as
oligomenorrhea. Respondents who have average stress about 18 people, 13 people as
normal menstrual cycles and 5 people as oligomenorrhea. While respondents who have
severe stress as much as one person with the menstrual cycle is oligomenorrhea.
Statistical test use Chi Quadrat with the result p = 0.031.
The Conclusion of this research is that there is a relation between stress level with the
menstrual cycle on student level II A in Panti Kosala Nursing Academi.

Keywords: stress level, menstrual cycles