The Psychological Factors Analysis That Influences Stress Levels of Children Aged 9-13 Years During The Adaptation Period from WFH To WFO Gender-Based in Coastal Area

Abstract

Coronavirus (Covid-19) is deadly and has threatened world civilization. The government has made many efforts to prevent the transmission of this virus to other people, one of which is by implementing a lockdown. The lockdown caused many impacts, including the many parents who complained about their children’s dependence on devices ranging from televisions, cellphones to tablets. This is very dangerous for children because it can harm their physical and mental health. Therefore, it is necessary to have information related to the psychological impact on children’s stress levels during this pandemic. This research is a quantitative descriptive research with across sectional. The population in this study were 7,478 SD/MI students in the coastal area of Puger District, Jember Regency (BPS Jember, 2021). The sample in this study amounted to 380 respondents. Determination of the sample in the study using a multistage random sampling technique. The study’s dependent variable was the child’s stress level during the transition from WFH to WFO. The independent variables of this study are emotional aspects, eating patterns, learning patterns, comfort aspects, and safety aspects. The results showed that most of the respondents had a good emotional aspect (50%), a negative eating pattern (45.5%), a positive learning pattern (37.6%), a good comfort aspect (59.7%), a safe safety aspect. (61.6%), and low-stress level (42.1%). The bivariate results found that the variables that affect stress levels are emotional aspects (Sig. 0.033) and safety aspects (Sig. 0.000), while the variables that do not affect stress levels are eating patterns (Sig. 0.837), learning patterns (Sig. 0.697), and convenience aspects (Sig. 0.654). Based on the results of the identification and analysis of the factors that influence children’s stress levels during the adaptation period from WFH to gender-based WFO, it can be concluded that psychological impact, emotional aspects and safety aspects have a significant effect on children’s stress levels.