The Relationship between Health Anxiety and Quality of Life in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The current pandemic situation affects the health of adolescents in Indonesia. Research in adult showed that health anxiety has a relationship with quality of life. Research on adolescents regarding health anxiety and quality of life was not done much, this makes researchers want to see how the relationship between anxiety on health and quality of life of adolescents during the COVID 19 pandemic. The study was conducted on 497 adolescents in the city of Bandung with a comparison of 215 girls and 282 boys with an age range of 16 to 18 years. The study was conducted from January to February 2021 when large-scale social restrictions were implemented. Based on statistical tests with Spearman's correlation analysis, it was found that there was a negative relationship between anxiety about health and the quality of life of adolescents during the COVID 19 pandemic. The conclusion of this study is that the greater the anxiety of adolescents, the lower the quality of life, both in the dimensions of physical well-being, psychological well-being, dimensions autonomy and parents, as well as dimensions of the school environment.