Tahap Tekanan Emosi dan Sokongan Sosial dalam kalangan Ibu Bapa Semasa Pandemik COVID-19

Abstract

Masyarakat terpaksa menghadapi perubahan norma kehidupan lebih-lebih lagi dari segi sosial sejak kerajaan melaksanakan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) sepanjang tempoh pandemik bagi mengekang penularan wabak COVID-19. Oleh itu, objektif kajian ini dilakukan untuk mengenal pasti tekanan emosi dan sokongan sosial kesan daripada perubahan norma kehidupan masyarakat semasa pandemik COVID-19 lebihlebih lagi dalam kalangan ibu bapa. Dalam kajian ini, kaedah reka bentuk kuantitatif digunakan dengan menggunakan teknik keratan lintang. Seramai 89 orang responden dalam kalangan ibu bapa mahasiswa Program Kerja Sosial, Fakulti Sains Sosial Kemanusiaan (FSSK), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) telah menjawab soal selidik yang terbahagi kepada tiga bahagian iaitu demografi, tahap tekanan dan sokongan sosial. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa ibu bapa menghadapi tahap tekanan yang sederhana secara keseluruhannya. Ibu bapa juga menerima sokongan sosial dari pasangan, keluarga dan rakan-rakan. Hasil kajian turut mendapati, terdapatnya hubungan yang signifikan antara tahap tekanan emosi dan sokongan sosial. Oleh yang demikian, pengkaji menyimpulkan bahawa sokongan sosial yang tinggi dari keluarga membantu mengekalkan tahap tekanan pada tahap sederhana dalam kalangan ibu bapa semasa tempoh pandemik COVID-19.

Kata kunci: Tekanan emosi, sokongan sosial, ibu bapa, pandemik, COVID-19

Abstract: The community has had to face a change in the norms of life especially from a social point of view since the government implemented the Movement Control Order (MCO) throughout the pandemic period to curb the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify the emotional stress and social support of the impact of changes in the norms of community life during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among parents. In this study, a quantitative design method was used using a cross-sectional technique. A total of 89 respondents among the parents of students of the Social Work Program, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSK), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) have answered the questionnaire which is divided into three parts, namely demographics, stress level and social support. The results of the study showed that parents face a moderate level of stress overall. Parents also received social support from partners, family, and friends. The results of the study also found that there was a significant relationship between emotional stress level with social support. Therefore, the researcher concluded that high social support from the family helps keep the stress level at a moderate level among parents during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Emotional stress, social support, parents, pandemic, COVID-19

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