IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC COVID-19 ON STRESS LEVEL OF STUDENTS FPOK IN WEST JAVA

Abstract

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence about the direct impact of the pandemic Covid-19 on student FPOK stress levels in West Java. The population used is students FPOK throughout West Java and a random sample of 1509 students represents from each district. The sampling technique used a simple random technique (random sampling). The research method used is descriptive quantitative method. The instrument used is a questionnaire The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) based on a Likert scale. Data analysis using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 24, the results are as follows: The stress level of students before the Pandemic Covid-19 was distributed at most in the low category as many as 1200 people (55%) and during the Pandemic Covid-19 the most in the medium category as many as 1224 people (60 people). %). Conclusion The stress level of students before the covid-19 pandemic was in the low category while during the covid-19 pandemic it was in the medium category. This data shows that during the Pandemi Covid-19, student stress levels rose higher than before the Pandemic Covid-19.