THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEVICE USE AND ACADEMIC STRESS LEVELS ON
STUDENTS OF STIKES MATARAM IN ONLINE LEARNING
WHO has designated COVID-19 to be a global epidemic.
In Indonesia, the government issued a policy through circular letter no. 15 of 2020 concerning Guidelines for Organizing Learning from Home in an Emergency Period for the Spread of Corona Virus Disease (Indonesia). The best way to keep learning even when schools were closed was to implement an e- learning or online learning system. Stress was one of the psychological issues that occur throughout the learning adaptation process. In addition, information on the rise in smartphone users was gathered. The purpose of this study was to find out if there was a link between the frequency with which STIKES Mataram students used devices and their level of academic stress during online learning.