Moral Development of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nia Anggri Noveni,Maharani Susilowati,Aidul Akbar Diawara,Bagus Rizqy Yudhya Putra,Putri Rahmawati,Anisha Alyadini,Mellyna Putri Utami

doi:10.30595/pssh.v2i.96

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https://doi.org/10.30595/pssh.v2i.96

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic requires people to implement social distancing (activity restrictions) to anticipate the spread of Covid-19. This study aims to determine the moral development of children during the Covid-19 pandemic and to determine the role of adults in the formation of children's moral development during the pandemic. The subjects of this study amounted to 104 people who are parents or siblings who are in the same house with children in Pandemic. This study uses a quantitative approach with survey methods and data collection techniques used are questionnaires through Google Form. The survey results show that only 75% of parents or siblings of children make regulations related to social distancing, while 25% do not make regulations related to social distancing. Basically, the attitude shown by adults will have a big influence on the children moral’s reasoning about social distancing. In addition, children aged 0-5 years have not obeyed the rules made, but children aged above 5-10 years will begin to obey the rules. Meanwhile, at the age of 9 to more than 10 years, children begin to consider the purpose and consequences of social distancing rules that have been made by adults.

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At the beginning of 2020 there was a COVID-19 pandemic that spread throughout the world
This study aims to determine the moral development of children during the Covid-19 pandemic and to determine the role of adults in the formation of children's moral development during the pandemic
The pandemic situation has forced the government to issue policies related to social distancing rules or efforts to maintain distance and avoid crowds based on the rules (Minister of Health Regulation No 9 of 2020) in order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus

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At the beginning of 2020 there was a COVID-19 pandemic that spread throughout the world. The world is being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, where from day to day there is a very large increase in positive cases and it is difficult to control. The pandemic situation has forced the government to issue policies related to social distancing rules or efforts to maintain distance and avoid crowds based on the rules (Minister of Health Regulation No 9 of 2020) in order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. People from parents, adults to children need to understand and implement the policies that have been issued by the Indonesian government regarding social distancing. Children need to understand the effects of social distancing regulations, such as school activities being closed, being replaced by an online system, reducing crowding activities in public places, including religious activities

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