Study from Home in the Middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Religiosity, Teacher, and Parents Support Against Academic Stress

Abstract

Facing the Covid-19 pandemic, the government of the Republic of Indonesia through the Ministry of Education and Culture and followed by all local governments moved student learning from schools to their homes through the Study From Home model. Schools and teachers utilize several facilities such as zoom, google classrooms, and other online facilities. The objectives of this study were: (1) exploring the relationship of religiosity to academic stress levels; (2) explore the relationship of teacher support to academic stress levels; (3) explore the relationship of parental support to the level of academic stress; and (4) explore the involvement of school, teacher and parent support together to academic stress levels. Samples were taken as many as 210 people, with consideration of the minimum example for the Structural Equation Model (SEM) that is 100 samples at an error rate of 5%. Hypothesis testing by utilizing the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique through the use of LISREL (Linear Structural RELationship) 8.80 for Windows. Overall the research findings reveal a positive and significant relationship between religiosity, school support, teachers, and parents to academic stress. The ethical implications of this study, there are improvements to the Study From Home system implemented in Indonesia