Most students who have just arrived and live in a new area experience culture shock. This is because it is difficult to adapt and adjust to their social life. Social support is very important to be given especially to new students, because social support can provide comfort and a feeling of being loved. Method: Quantitative research type with cross sectional approach. The sample used was 100 students in Lasem with the technique used was total sampling. The correlation test used in this study was the Chi-square test. The results of the study showed that the majority of students had good social support with moderate culture shock, namely 58 students (58%). Based on the Chi-square test, a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05) was obtained, which means that there is a relationship between social support and culture shock in students at Islamic Boarding Schools in Lasem. There is a close relationship between social support and culture shock in students in Lasem (p value 0.000).

Students are individuals who have graduated from high school/high school and are currently pursuing higher education at a university. The study period is an important period to look forward to, even though new students often face challenges in the form of academic stress. The transition period from high school to college, busy schedules, new environments, and homesickness are factors that cause stress (Ajeng Febrianti Rahayu et al., 2021). Adaptation is an important skill to help students face these changes. According to Adimiharja (1993), adaptation is the process of a person adapting to the environment and using resources to solve problems. In the first year of college, the ability to adapt is the basis for success in studying for the next few years (Rahmadani & Mukti, 2020). According to Sarafino (2012),stress is the body's response to demands that exceed an individual's capabilities (Hasanah, 2019). How to deal with stress is different for each person, from avoiding the source of stress to solving the problem that causes it. For new students, this stress occurs because of major changes, especially in the learning system (Paramita et al., 2022).