GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANXIETY: AFTER 4 MONTHS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN LAMPUNG

Abstract

Facing  the Covid-19  pandemic with a high  death rate in almost many  countries has  caused public  anxiety. Lampung Province, 4 months after the State of Indonesia declared the Covid19 pandemic, had  1,203  deaths, 543  suspects and  21,878 confirmed cases. Gender is one  of the factors that can affect anxiety in dealing  with the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of the study was  to determine the difference in anxiety between men  and  women after  4 months of the covid19  pandemic in Lampung.  Quantitative research with a cross-check sectional approach, sample was  obtained by  accidental sampling by  filling  out an  online  questionnaire  for the Lampung community aged  ? 17 years with a total of 102  people.  The sample consisted of 31 men  and  71  women.  The  analysis using  independent sample t test with Mann Whitney Non- Parametric. The result showed that there was no difference in anxiety between men and women after 4 months of the Covid19 pandemic in Lampung (Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.626).