ANXIETY IN COVID-19 SURVIVORS: SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SELF-COMPASSION AS PREDICTORS
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The COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitates societal changes, has a bearing on people's mental health, including COVID-19 survivors. Even after healing from COVID-19, survivors may experience mental health issues such as anxiety. It is due to several variables, including the stress of social isolation, the fear of being exposed to additional strains of the virus, and the societal stigma that causes COVID-19 survivors to blame themselves. Several studies have shown that anxiety may be alleviated with the help of external factors like social support and internal factors like self-compassion. This study involved 71 COVID-19 survivors who experienced above-average anxiety. Based on the screening of 399 survivors, there were 71 who had above-average anxiety scores. Other characteristics are that they are aged between 20 and 40 years and have recovered from COVID-19 for at least 6 months. The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), the Indonesian version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) were utilized in this study as measuring tools. Put the study hypothesis to the test with multiple linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that social support and self-compassion both contributed 36.3 percent to the anxiety of COVID-19 survivors (p = 0.00, < 0.05).
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