Handling Family Psychological Distress during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Learning from Religious Coping Strategies in Covid-19 Confirmed Families)

Triyono Triyono, Vera Imanti, Adnantrah Bayu Mahardika

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The purpose of this study was to find out the religious coping strategies carriedout by family members in dealing with the psychological distress the family facedwhen their family members were confirmed with Covid-19. This type of qualitative research uses a case study approach. The subjects of this study were families whose family members were confirmed to have Covid-19 and were selected by purposive sampling. The data collection tool uses in-depth interviews. The validity of the data using source triangulation. The data analysis uses Miles and Huberman's interactive analysis, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that in dealing with psychological distress due to a confirmed member of Covid-19, family members carry out religious coping strategies. The type of religious coping used in the form of positive religious coping, in the form of: 1) Religious practice (religious practice), or carrying out worship that is believed, for example by praying, dhikr, praying and reading the Qur'an, 2) Benevolent reapprasial (assessing problems in a positive way), by accepting oneself as a person or having a family member who is conformed to COVID-19, and 3) Active religious coping (belief in God) is indicated by the belief that all trials come from God. And God will also provide help or healing. Through this positive religious coping strategy, families whose family members are confirmed to have Covid-19 feel less psychological distress and have optimism in facing the existing exams.

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