The Contribution of Peer Social Support to Academic Resilience among Adolescents in Online Learning

Abstract

The current pandemic requires everyone to keep their distance and avoid crowds. Schools and universities with large student capacities can create masses, so those institutions must be closed during this pandemic. The most effective solution to keep education running during this pandemic is to conduct a distance learning process (online). Online learning has an impact on students, especially adolescents. For some teenagers, this can be felt like an immense pressure or burden and has an effect on their psychological and academic life. In this situation, academic resilience is crucial for high school youth to help overcome academic hurdles and various negative feelings that arise during the online learning process. Peer social support from the individual's social environment is considered relevant to improving students' academics in online learning. This study aims to determine the contribution of peer social support to the academic resilience of high school adolescents in online learning in Makassar. This research is quantitative research with a correlational research design. The study sample consisted of 253 high school students. The sampling technique used is accidental sampling. Research data is collected with Peer Social Support Scale and Academic Resilience Scale. The Data were analyzed by using the simple linear regression analysis. The result shows that there is a significant contribution of peer social support to academic resilience among adolescents in online learning in Makassar. The contribution of peer social support to academic resilience is 20% (R 2 = 0,20; Sig = 0,000), while the rest of 80% is affected by others variables not examined in this study.