The Influence of Economic Pressures and Gender Roles to Family Resilience During Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The existence of Covid-19 has changed the socio-economic life of the community. This study aims to analyze the effect of family characteristics, economic pressure, and gender roles on family resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic. Respondents in this study were wives from intact families with children scattered in Bogor Regency. The design of this research is a cross-sectional study with a sampling technique using purposive sampling method with a total sample of 84 families conducted in March 2021. The data processing uses descriptive tests, correlation test, and multiple linear regression tests. The results of the study found that most of the family's economic pressure and gender roles were in the low category. However, most of the family resilience is in the high category. The results of multiple linear regression analysis show that there is a significant negative effect of economic pressure on family resilience. There is a significant positive effect of gender roles on husband's income.

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“…Families with stunted children still experience economic pressure in the medium category. This objective economic pressure caused by the husband's irregular job and low income is also by (Sukmawati & Puspitawati's, 2021) findings that families experience economic pressure due to income being smaller than expenses. Precarious work makes the husband and wife experience economic pressure or financial constraints, and this condition makes the husband and wife in the family unable to buy a house (De Lange et al, 2013).…”