Relationship between Parenting Style and Stress for Parents During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Bojongsari Depok

Abstract

As a global pandemic, COVID-19 has cause unprecedented changes to the lives of families. However, only a few explored the impact of COVID-19 on parents especially the parenting style and stress level. Our study assesses the relationship between parenting style and stress for parents during the covid 19 pandemic. Parents (N=40) of 0-18-year old completed a cross-sectional online survey assessing current COVID-19 specific parenting style and stress for parents. The study data were collected between May 13 and 30, 2021. This study used parenting pattern questionnaire to examine type of parenting style and Depression, Anxiety, Stress (DASS) to determine stress level. Descriptive statistics and bivariate correlation were examined using SPSS 20.0, It was noted that 75% of the mother did not work. The study revealed that 65% parent reported no or minimal stress, 17.5% with mild stress, 15% with moderate stress, and 2.5% suffered from very severe stress. Additionally. 82.5% of parent applied democratic parenting, 10% applied authoritarian parenting and 7.5% applied permissive parenting. Our findings indicates that there is no correlation between parenting style and stress for parents during the Covid-19 pandemic.