The Relationship between Religiosity and Resilience of Covid-19 Survivors

Diyan Putri Wahyuningrum; Ratna Yunita Setiyani

doi:10.56741/hesmed.v1i02.103

Authors

Diyan Putri Wahyuningrum Universitas Aisyiyah Yogyakarta
Ratna Yunita Setiyani
ratnayunitasetiyani@gmail.com
Universitas Aisyiyah Yogyakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56741/hesmed.v1i02.103

Keywords:

Resilience, Religiosity, Survivors, COVID-19

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has spread around the globe, including in Indonesia. The Special Region of Yogyakarta is one of the areas listed in the red zone. Covid-19 has had a wide range of effects on survivors' physical and mental health. According to research, survivors feel anxiety, trauma, and even depression. Resilience is one way for survivors to rise above difficult circumstances. Experts believe that religiosity is one factor that promotes the development of resilience. The study aims to determine the correlation between religiosity and resilience in Covid-19 survivors. This research was quantitative research with the correlational method. The research data were collected using two scales, namely the religiosity scale and the CD-RISC 25 resilience scale. The respondents of this study consisted of 121 subjects from all regencies and municipalities in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia which were taken by random sampling technique. The study found a positive correlation between religiosity and resilience in Covid-19 survivors. The correlation coefficient is 0.621, indicating that the stronger the religiosity, the higher the resilience of Covid-19 survivors. Moreover, the effective contribution of the religiosity variable to resilience was 38.5%, as indicated by the determinant coefficient equal to 0.385.

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Author Biographies

Diyan Putri Wahyuningrum, Universitas Aisyiyah Yogyakarta

Diyan Putri Wahyuningrum is a volunteer in the “Turun Tangan” Magelang Community. She studied at the Department of Psychology at 'Aisyiyah University Yogyakarta. She active as a member of HIMAPSI UNISA, ILMPI Indonesia, Tapak Suci and Sekar Dance UNISA Yogyakarta. (email: diputwahyuningrum@gmail.com).

Ratna Yunita Setiyani, Universitas Aisyiyah Yogyakarta

Ratna Yunita Setiyani is a lecturer at the Department of Psychology at 'Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta, and also a Ph.D student in Psychology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Apart from teaching, the author is also a psychologist and social activist on mental health promotion, writing many books, reviewer and contributor in a meny scientific journals and mass media/ online media (email: ratnayunitasetiyani@gmail.com).

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