by: Linda Dwi Novial Fitri

Abstract: At the end of 2019, the emergence of a viral infection, namely an outbreak of the coronavirus disease commonly known as COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China. The COVID-19 pandemic period is a non-natural disaster that has an impact on mental and psychosocial health that can be experienced from all walks of life, especially at the age of adolescence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety, sleep disturbances, depression, and stress increased in adolescence.

To find out whether there is a relationship between the impact of COVID-19 and the incidence of stress in adolescents at senior high school.

The design of this study used a quantitative method with a descriptive correlation design using a cross-sectional approach. Data retrieval using Google Forms in the form of a questionnaire. The sampling method used total sampling with a sample of 153 respondents in adolescents at senior high school. Result: The results of the statistical test analysis using the Pearson Product Moment with the results of the Pearson correlation -.612 and the P value = 0.000 <0.05, indicating a strong relationship between the impact of COVID-19 and the incidence with a negative relationship, which means the higher the impact of COVID-19, the higher the impact of COVID-19. lower incidence of stress.

There is a strong relationship between the impact of COVID-19 and the incidence of stress in adolescents at senior high school.