Academic Motivation Through Self-Esteem a Role in Coping Stress in Medical Students Facing OSCE

Medical students often experience stress in facing OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) exams due to various factors such as a large material load, pressure to perform well, and subjective assessment. During the OSCE, 80% of students always take remedial exams. This makes students stressed and anxious to do remedial exams. Students feel tired and exhausted to do the exam repeatedly.  The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of academic motivation on student stress through self-esteem in facing OSCE. The research method uses a quantitative approach. The sampling technique was purposive sampling. Respondents were 97 medical students at the Islamic University of Indonesia Yogyakarta. Respondent data collection using a questionnaire distributed through G-form. The rating scale uses a Likert scale of 1-4. Analysis using SEM (Structural Equation Model) test with JASP 0.19.3.0 application.  The results showed valid and reliable data between latent variables and between latent variables and indicators of latent variables. The results of the hypothesis show, academic motivation affects the stress level of medical students facing OSCE, academic motivation affects the self-esteem of medical students facing OSCE, self-esteem affects the stress level of medical students facing OSCE, academic motivation through self-esteem affects the stress level of medical students facing OSCE.  From the results of the study, it is known that high academic motivation and self esteem reduce the stress level of medical students facing OSCE.