The Role of Spiritual Well-Being in Stress Among People Experiencing Job Loss During Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 Pandemic impacts all aspects of human's life, especially economic and employment. Many people loss their job during this pandemic. Jobloss causes many mental health problems, one of them is stress. To prevent the negative effects of stress, the stress level must be reduced. It is necessary to look at the spiritual aspects of well being to reduce stress. This study aims to determine the role of spiritual well being in stress among people experiencing jobloss during COVID-19 pandemic. The subjects were 251 participants aged above 18 experiencing jobloss during COVID-19 Pandemic and have not returned to work yet. Data were collected using Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM) to measure spiritual well being and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to measure stress. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression model, descriptive statistic, one-way ANOVA and independent t-test. The result show that spiritual well being effects significantly on stress among people experincing joblos during COVID-19 pandemic (R 2 = 0.119, t =-5.803, p = 0.000 < 0.05). It means that one's level of spiritual well being predicts their stress level. The lower the level of one's spiritual well being, the higher the level of stress experienced. and vice versa.