Description of Acculturation Stress of Papuan Students who are ongoing Class at the University of Sumatra Utara

摘要

Papuan students who are ongoing class at the University of Sumatera Utara are Papua affirmation students and West Papua who had opportunity to continue their education into the State University through affirmation Scholarship Program of Higher Education in cooperation with The Ministry of Education and Culture and research and technology of Higher Education. In different cultures and new environment allow them to acculturate and in its process have variety of challenges, obstacles and difficulties experienced by Papua students. That is having adaptation to new potential culture lead acculturation stress. This study aims to know the acculturation stress of Papua students who are ongoing class at the University of North Sumatra. This study used descriptive design, with 56 Papua students as sample. This study used total sampling techniques and questionnaires as instrument. The result of this study showed that Papua students experienced acculturation stress in low category is 52 people (92.9%) and high category is 4 people (7.1%). This result expected to the University, particular for nursing education institutions to provide introduction about culture for new Papua students Affirmations and West Papua when have matriculation so that making them easier in adapting and to anticipate the acculturation stress.