The Impact of Social Isolation on Pandemic Stress and Aggressive Behavior of Adolescents during the COVID-19 Period
Uka V and Beka D
Published on: 2023-04-02
Abstract
Background: Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, adolescents have experienced drastic changes in their lives, this change has had adverse effects especially during social isolation, which has affected stress levels and behavioral changes.
Objective: The objective of the work was to analyze the impact of social isolation on adolescent life, especially on measuring the level of stress and aggressive behaviors during the Covid-19 Pandemic period.
Methods: Research was conducted through an online survey using the stress questionnaire and aggressiveness questionnaire using the snow ball sampling method, which is one of the methods of non -random sampling. The target population of the study is: Persons of adolescent age at least 18 years old and at the same time Kosovo citizens. The research was attended by 220 participants, 115 females and 105 males and was realized in July-September 2020.
Results: Data analysis is performed through SPSS. Spearman correlation analysis shows that the impact of social insulation by Covid-19 has an important positive correlation with aggressive stress and behavior. Thus, the correlation between the impact of social insulation and stress is (r = .763; p = 0.00), the correlation between social insulation from Covid-19 and aggressive behavior is (r = .643; p = .000), i.e. with increasing Social isolation from Covid-19 also increases the level of stress and aggressive behavior.
Conclusions: From the results of the study we conclude that social isolation during the Pandemic period has influenced the emergence of high levels of stress and adolescents during social isolation exhibited higher levels of verbal aggression, followed by anger, followed by physical violence and hostility. These obtained results can serve as recommendations for state leaders regarding the management of the situation based on the analyses taken.