Impacts of COVID-19 Crisis on Stress and Stress Management among Working-Age People in Si Prachan District, Suphan Buri Province

Abstract

The objective of this cross-sectional analytical research was to study the impacts of COVID-19 crisis on stress and stress management among working-age people in Si Prachan district, Suphan Buri province. Participants were 420 working-age people selected by simple random sampling. Questionnaire related to stress factors and stress management developed by using Engel's theory of biological, psychological and social concepts and also stress management based on the concept of coping was applied for collecting data. The content validity index (S-CVI) and reliability linked Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the questionnaire were tested and obtained as 0.973 and 0.940 respectively. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation. The results revealed that:

1. The effect of COVID-19 crisis on stress among working-age people was at a moderate level (M = 2.48, SD = 0.09). The overall stress was at a moderate level (M = 40.25, SD = 13.16) and stress management was also at a moderate level (M = 2.83, SD = 0.11).
2. The relationship between stress factors and stress management was seen as positive with moderate level (r = 0.46, p < .001), while stress level and stress management were positively correlated at a very low level (r = 0.19, p < .001).

                 Therefore, the related activities should be promoted and provided for working-age people affecting from COVID-19 crisis in order for adapting themselves and solving their stress problems, as well as for enabling to cope with their various life situations effectively.