The Influence of Parents’ Attachment on Young People’s Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

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BACKGROUND: Novel Coronavirus Diseases 19 (COVID-19) pandemic bring a significant effect on the life of people, for example, various educational activities which have been conducted in school before the outbreak are now conducted in the family. This arises some problems which then become newly-emerging sources of stress. AIM: This research aims to reveal the correlation between parents’ attachment and young people’s stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: This research uses quantitative methods with online surveys. The research population is young people in Indonesia, and the research samples consist of 10-21 years-old young people who live with their parents and are willing to be the respondents of this research with 392 respondents. The sampling method utilizes accidental sampling for 4 weeks. The data were quantitatively analyzed by involving univariate and bivariate analysis as well as linear regression. RESULTS: The results of the research showed that the normality test using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov Test on parents’ attachment and stress was normally distributed so that the linearity test was valid using the test for linearity. The test showed that young people’s stress level depends on parents’ attachment with a negative correlation. The higher the parents’ attachment, the lower the young people’s stress. CONCLUSION: Respondent’s having a secure attachment is higher than having an insecure attachment. Parents’ attachment and young people’s stress have a negative correlation. Almost all variables have a significant relationship with the level of stress on young people, those are age, sex, educational background, parent’s educational background, and parents’ occupation. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic could increase psychiatric disorders such as post-traumatic stress, anxiety disorders, and depression