Life Skills and Life Meaning for Employees Affected by The Covid-19 Pandemic

  • Resti Nandania Master of psychology, University of 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya
  • Eko April Ariyanto Master of psychology, University of 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya

Abstract

Each individual is responsible for himself. Surviving in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic is our responsibility. The Covid-19 pandemic, which has an impact on many sectors, forces individuals to think quickly to face various changes. Individual unpreparedness to face change will have an impact on mental health problems. One of the factors that affect mental health today is the meaning of life. This study aims to determine the relationship between Life Skills and the meaning of life. This quantitative study involved 60 employees who were affected by the pandemic, such as layoffs (layoffs), contract terminations, being laid off and working hours reduction. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling. Retrieval of research data using a meaningful life scale with reference to the Logotherapy theory proposed by Viktor Frankl and the Lifeskill scale using the aspects put forward by Hadjam and Widhiarso (2011). The analysis technique used in this study is the product moment correlation analysis. The results of the study show that there is a significant relationship between life skills and meaningfulness for employees who experience the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Meaningful life; Lifeskill; The covid-19 pandemic

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Published
2020-12-19