Relationship between Social Support and Optimism on The Subjective Well-being of Grade XII at SMAN 3 Sidoarjo

In class XII, students prepare for the exams in order to pass. Not infrequently, this make them feel negative emotions. In facing these, social support and a sense of optimism are important. Individuals who receive social support and have a high sense of optimism can more easily feel confident and have the ability to solve problems because they feel that their life is meaningful and filled with positive feelings. This can be achieved because the individual has good subjective well-being. This research aims to determine relationship beetwen social support and optimism with the subjective well-being of grade XII high school students. This research uses a quantitative correlation approach. The population of this research is class XII students at SMAN 3 Sidoarjo and the research samples was 191 students. The measuring instruments used are an adapted 17 items subjective well-being scale, 20 items social support scale, and 10 items optimism scale.