Gambaran Stres Akademik dan Kejadian Sleep paralysis pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Padjadjaran

Abstract

Academic stress is a condition of psychological pressure resulting from an imbalance between academic demands and an individual’s ability to cope with them. Nursing students are particularly vulnerable to academic stress due to heavy academic workloads and the demands of clinical practice. Unmanaged academic stress can negatively affect physical and mental health, one of which is triggering sleep disturbances such as sleep paralysis. This study aimed to describe the level of academic stress and the incidence of sleep paralysis among nursing students. This study employed a quantitative descriptive design involving 279 active undergraduate nursing students from the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, selected using proportional stratified random sampling. The study was conducted from 22 to 31 December 2025 and lasted for 10 days. The research instruments included the Perceived Academic Stress Scale (PASS) to measure academic stress and a sleep paralysis questionnaire. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis through frequency distributions, percentages, mean values, and standard deviations. The results showed that nearly half of the students experienced moderate academic stress, with 117 students (41.9%). The most dominant dimension of academic stress was academic demands related to coursework and examinations. In addition, almost all respondents, namely 259 students (92.8%), reported having experienced sleep paralysis. The conclusion of this study indicates that moderate levels of academic stress and the occurrence of sleep paralysis are common among nursing students. Therefore, promotive and preventive efforts are needed through the implementation of academic stress management strategies and sleep health education to support students’ well-being and academic performance.