The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Work Stress of Employees

Abstract

This study aims to determine the extent to which employees experience Work Stress, coupled with the Covid-19 Pandemic that is hitting Indonesia. To find out and control the employee's Work Stress, use an online workshop on Stress Management caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The research method used in this research is experimental research using 20 subjects for the experimental group and 20 employees for the control group. Data collection using a questionnaire designed using Google Form and experimental research using online. The data analysis technique in this study used covariance analysis (Ancova), which combines comparative and correlation tests. The results of testing the difference in the average work stress before and after training were carried out using a pair sample t-test (Stress Score 1) that in the experimental group the sig. (0.976)> 0.05, which means that the Stress Score1 before and after being given training was statistically not significant (significant). From the average value of the stress score2, the experimental group only showed a very low increase in stress scores, namely 0.05. Likewise, the control group shows a sig value (0.055)> 0.05, which means that statistically there is no significant (significant) difference in the average stress score2 in the Control group.