Perspective on College Students' Academic Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Study in Jakarta Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between online learning and academic load with academic stress during the Covid-19 pandemic in students who are studying online in Indonesia. This study uses online learning scales, academic load, and academic stress to measure each variable, using quantitative research methods, and simple random sampling data collection techniques. The number of subjects is 116 first-year second-semester students at seven colleges who are studying online in Indonesia. The results showed that there is a negative relationship between online learning and academic stress, there is a positive relationship between academic load and academic stress, and there is a relationship between online learning and academic load with academic stress in students. The research found online learning is the most dominant variable contributing to the academic stress of students in Indonesia.