Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Assessment and Policy (ICEAP 2020)

Risk Perception and Coping Strategy Towards the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

A Survey on the Government Employees in the Ministry of Education and Culture

Authors
Wahyu Nurhayati, Septian Dwi Cahyo, Irma Auliah
Corresponding Author
Wahyu Nurhayati
Available Online 26 April 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210423.085How to use a DOI?
Keywords
perception, coping strategy, covid-19, Indonesia introduction
Abstract

The differences in risk perception regarding the pandemic will cause different responses to the situation or condition which will affect someone’s mental health and person’s protection to their health. Lazarus and Folkman, stated two types of coping strategies, namely Problem-Focused Coping (PFC) and Emotion-Focused Coping (EFC). Based on the results of previous studies, the EFC strategy was correlated with the emergence of negative emotions which affected mental health. This study applied a quantitative method, aimed at exploring perceptions and coping strategies of the COVID-19 pandemic in the government employees of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia. The data was conducted by an online survey for one week, with the incidental sampling technique. Two questionnaires were developed, consisted of a risk perception questionnaire of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a coping strategy questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted to examine the perceptual trends and coping strategies of the participants. The results of this study are useful for providing health promotion and counseling for during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Assessment and Policy (ICEAP 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
26 April 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.210423.085
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210423.085How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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