Abstract
Pandemics not only can facilitate a special space for husband-wife and child relationships but also a significant stressor for most husbands and wives and children. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between family characteristics and husband-wife interactions during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study used a cross-sectional study design and conducted in June-November 2020. The respondent in this study was a wife from an intact family who has elementary school–senior high school-age children (SD-SMA). The number of respondents in this study was 452 respondents. Data collection in this study was carried out using google form. Based on the research result, the highest means of index owned by the love dimension and the smallest index owned by respect's dimension. There are significant differences between HEL wife and LEL wife in love dimension, respect dimensions, and a total of husband-wife interaction. The correlation test shows that there is a significant negative correlation between husband's age, wife's age, and the number of children with husband-wife interaction. Furthermore, the correlation test also shows that the husband's income positively correlates with husband-wife interaction. This study concludes that women's higher education and husband's high income can make husband and wife interaction better.
Highlights
In early 2020, starting from the City of Wuhan, China, the whole world is currently facing the global pandemic COVID-19
Characteristics Research results show based on mother's level of education, namely Low-Level education (LEL) is mother's who just has the level of education maximum senior high school, while High Education Level (HEL) is mother's who has the level of education more than senior high school (D3/S1/S2/S3)
Based on the different test result, there is a significant differences between HEL wife and LEL wife in showing affection to husband and love to hug husband, which is HEL wife (3.52 & 3.35) has a higher score than and LEL Wife (3.37&3.05) in showing affection to husband and love to hug husband
Summary
In early 2020, starting from the City of Wuhan, China, the whole world is currently facing the global pandemic COVID-19. One of the policies issued by the government is Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). This policy requires the public to survey various activities such as studying, working, and basic from home so that roles that are usually carried out in schools, certain institutions are centred on families (Anhusadar, 2020). Based on BPS data (2020), economic conditions in Indonesia in quarter 1 in 2020 have decreased by 1.01 per cent compared to the 4th quarter of 2019. This condition is one of the direct impacts of the suspension of economic activities due to the social distancing policy as a first step to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Recorded in February 2020, Indonesia's unemployment rate has reached 4.99 per cent or 6.88 million people (BPS 2020)
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