The Impact of Stress and Family Strength on School-Age Child Abuse

Abstract

Many stressors on parents during the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered violence in children. Continuous violence will have various negative impacts on children. This research aims to determine the relationship between stress and family strength on incidents of violence in school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research design used is quantitative research with descriptive correlational methods and cross sectional approach. The sampling method uses probability sampling with cluster sampling. Bivariate analysis will use the Pearson Correlation test. Meanwhile, linear regression analysis was used to determine the variables most related to violence in school-age children. After data analysis, the results obtained were that stress variables (general and specific) had a significant relationship to child violence (p-value 0.000 and 0.000), strength The family has a significant relationship with school age child violence (p-value 0.000), as well as being the most influential factor in the incidence of child violence with coefficient B= -1.960. It is hoped that the results of this research can become a basis for stakeholders to design policies related to minimizing child violence that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Community health centers and community nurses are expected to be more active in detecting and handling cases of child violence that occur in the community.