Hubungan antara Faktor Stres dan Siklus Menstruasi pada Mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia

Abstract

Stressor  is  defined  as  the  agent  inducing  the  response  of  stress.  Stress  can  give  a negative impact on cognitives, physiological, and behavioral aspects. One of the effects of stress that can  be  occur  is  menstrual  cycle disorder. To  know  how  isthe  relationship  between stressors  and  menstrual  cycle  on  medical  students  in  Faculty  of  Medicine,  University  of  Sumatera Utara. Methods: This  study  used  an  analytic  method  with  a  cross  sectional  design.  The  study population was medical students in Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia. The data was collected  by  filling  The  MSSQ  questionnaire  and  the  menstrual  data  that  had  been  given  to respondents  if  only  the  inclusion  and  exclusion  criteria  was  met  and  used  consecutive  sampling  for the methods. Results: From 80 respondents, the results obtained by Kendall’s Correlation p>0,05 for correlation each stressors with menstrual cycle which means that there is no significant relationship between stressors and menstrual cycle. Conclusion: From this study it can be concluded that there is no  significant  relationship  between  stressors  and  menstrual  cycle  on  medical  students  in  Faculty  of Medicine, UI.