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Research Paper | Psychology Science | Indonesia | Volume 8 Issue 1, January 2019

The Effect of Social Support to Anxiety in Facing National Exam with Learning Motivation as a Mediator in Class XII Students in SMK Diponegoro 1 Rawamangun East Jakarta

Dr. Lies Setiawati ^[2] | Agita Tunjungsari

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to find out whether there is an effect of social support on anxiety in the face of the National Examination with the Learning Motivation as a Mediator in Class XII Students at Diponegoro 1 Vocational School, East Jakarta. While the benefits of this research are so that the teacher can later use the results of the study as knowledge and considerations in designing teaching and learning activities. This research uses proportional random sampling technique and the method used in data retrieval is a scale method. Social Support scale research trials consist of 32 items, the scale of Anxiety in Facing the National Examination consists of 32 items, the Learning Motivation scale consists of 32 items, Based on the results of analysis of Social Support scale items it is known that 24 items are declared valid and 8 items are declared fall. The Scale of Anxiety in Facing the National Examination is known that 27 items were declared valid and 5 items were declared fall. The learning motivation scale shows that 27 items are declared valid and 5 items are declared fall. Based on the results of research data analysis using Path Analysis by performing analysis through simple regression, multiple regression and sobel test between Social Support variables and Anxiety Facing the National Examination obtained a Beta value of -0.231, between Social Support variables and learning motivation obtained a beta value of 0.625. between the Learning Motivation variables and Anxiety facing the national exam, the obtained beta value is -0.254. Based on the results of the sobel test, the z score is 2.01476> 1.98 with a significance level of 5 %, proving that learning motivation can mediate social support against with anxiety facing national examinations. It means that there is a social support effect on anxiety in facing the national exam with learning motivation as a mediator in class XII students at Diponegoro 1 Rawamangun Vocational School, East Jakarta.

Keywords: social support, Anxiety Facing the National Examination, Learning Motivation

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 1, January 2019,

Pages: 1942 - 1946

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