A job provides people with financial income, a daily routine, socialization, purpose, social status and regular activity. Losing a job means losing these functions, which can negatively affect psychological well-being (PWB). Thus, the primary purpose of this study is to determine what can boost an individual’s PWB after they have lost their job. It determined the effect of stress management training on the PWB of unemployed individuals.
The study used a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest. The population consists of individuals who have lost their jobs and are still unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 33 respondents were assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent stress management training, and the control group received no intervention. The PWB scale, developed by Caroll Ryff, was the tool used. Data were analyzed using the mean and t-test.
The study’s results showed no significant difference between the pretest of the control and experimental groups, a considerable difference between the posttest of the control and experimental groups, a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of the control group, and, lastly, a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of the experimental group. The results showed that a stress management training program can be a helpful approach to increasing the PWB of individuals who have lost their jobs.
The study aims to ascertain the impact of stress management skills training on the PWB of people who lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic and to improve their mental health by lowering stress and fostering resilience.
The outcomes of the study may serve as the basis for an intervention program in extension activities. In addition, these results and information might give choices and opportunities or chances in dealing, regulating or managing such stress.
The results of the study might give a strong understanding and awareness of the effect of stress management skills in building resilience through which could somehow find the significance of learning about these stress management skills. Also, it might build connections with different research literature and research gaps that might give a strong systematic or establish a strong system when it comes to giving or providing treatment for psychological distress.
The study could provide many easier, systematic approaches to dealing with stress or unpleasant incidents and situations and deciding how to manage stress through self-care.
