Resilience among COVID-19 Survivors: The Role of Optimism and Social Support

Ade Triska Lestari, Herlina Siwi Widiana

Abstract


Resilience is an essential psychological construct for dealing with adversity. This study aimed to explore the role of optimism and social support in resilience among COVID-19 survivors in the Bantul district. Cluster random sampling was applied to select the sample. 150 COVID-19 survivors in the Bantul district participated in this study. Three scales, the optimism scale, social support scale, and resilience scale, were used to collect the data.Quantitative data analysis with multiple linear regression was conducted with the SPSS 16.00 for Windows. The result shows optimism and social support significantly impact resilience among COVID-19 survivors. Optimism has a significant positive relation with resilience by controlling social support. Social support also has a significant positive relation with resilience by controlling optimism. Optimism and social support have an effective contribution of 21.292% to resilience. Therefore, optimism and social support are needed to enhance resilience, especially in adversity, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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optimism, resilience, social support

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26555/intl%20con.v3i1.13005

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