The Impact of Religiosity on Social Support Among Muslim Mothers on Pandemic Covid-19

Authors : Nur EVA, Sri ANDAYANİ, Fakhirah INAYATURROBANİ, Muhammad Khairul ANAM

Pages : 95-102

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Publication Date : 2021-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Covid 19 pandemic has had a major impact on the mental health of mothers. Mothers’ responsibility is becoming more challenging since they have to undertake various tasks simultaneously. They work, adopt the role of a teacher, and complete domestic tasks simultaneously at their home. These activities cause them to experience stress, both psychologically and physiologically. Mothers need social support to maintain their mental health. The social support obtained by and provided to the mother is influenced by religiosity. The purpose of the present study is to determine the extent of contribution of religiosity to maternal social support during the Covid 19 pandemic. The methods applied in this study are quantitative and correlational. The sample of this research consists of 105 mothers living in Indonesia. The sampling was done through the purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, this study applies the scale of religiosity and social support. In addition, regression analysis is used to analyze the research data. The results show that religiosity can significantly contribute to social support. The implication of this research is that mothers should increase their maternal religiosity during the pandemic.
Keywords : psychological well being, social support, religiosity, the covid 19 pandemic