The Meaning of Social Support for Final-Year Students in the Process of Writing an Undergraduate Thesis
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https://doi.org/10.32923/n3vkag64Keywords:
Social Support, Final-year Students, Thesis WritingAbstract
The thesis writing process is an academic stage that often generates psychological pressure for final-year university students. Such pressure may arise from academic demands, relationships with supervisors, and expectations from the social environment. In this context, social support plays an important role in helping students cope with stress and maintain motivation. This study aims to explore the meaning of social support among final-year students during the thesis writing process. The study employed a qualitative approach using a phenomenological perspective. The participants consisted of three final-year students who were working on their theses and were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and analyzed thematically. The findings revealed three main themes: academic pressure and obstacles and the function of social support as emotional support, the role of social support in enhancing student motivation, and changes in the meaning of social support leading to the development of self-reliance. The study concludes that social support is interpreted dynamically and plays a crucial role in helping final-year students cope with academic pressure during the thesis writing process.
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