Stress Coping Strategies of Papuan Students in Facing Discrimination

Beni Oktabrilian & Berta Ari Prasetya

Keywords: discrimination, Papuans, coping strategies.

Abstract

Discrimination is one of the threats that occur in Indonesia because of its cultural diversity, especially discrimination against Papuans. Discrimination makes some Papuans feel depressed or even alienated. It also creates problems that are difficult to solve and cause stress. It is necessary to make efforts to reduce stress, and this is called a coping strategy. This research aimed to look at Papuans' stress-coping strategies in dealing with discrimination that occurred in Salatiga. This research used a qualitative method of phenomenological design, consisting of three participants with the following criteria: Papuan students and experiencing discrimination more than once. The results showed that there were three coping strategies carried out by Papuan students, namely (1) self-control to face discrimination; (2) positive appraisal to neutralize feelings that arise; (3) distancing from society to avoid discrimination. The three participants explained that they did not understand the cause of the discrimination they experienced and chose to accept the action rather than against them

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