The methods of psychological confrontation adopted by parents to reduce their fears of the spread of Coronavirus among children in Jordan

Abstract

During the Coronavirus outbreak, all schools shifted from delivering conventional education to to distance education. Thus, students received their education at home through using technology. During this crisis, there was great fear among students and parents from getting infected with the Coronavirus.  Therefore, the current study examined the psychological confrontation methods used by parents to reduce their fears of having their children infected with the Coronavirus in Jordan. The researchers adopted the survey-based descriptive approach. The sample consists of four hundred and seventy-three (473) mothers and fathers who were randomly selected from Jordan. Online survey was used to obtain data from them.  After the use of the SPSS program, the researchers found that the level of the parents’ fear of having their children infected with COVID 19 virus is high.  It was found that the measure carried out the most by parents for avoiding the infection of their sons and daughters with the virus is represented in following the guidelines and preventive measures issued by healthcare organizations. In addition, the researchers found that there isn’t any statistically significant difference between the respondents in terms of the used psychological confrontation methods which can be attributed to the age of son/daughter nor respondents` academic qualification. However, it was found that there are statistically significant differences in this regard which can be attributed to the respondents` age and the province they reside at. The latter differences are for the favor of the ones whose ages range between (20 – 30) years. They are also for the favor of the ones residing in the Central and Northern Provinces of Jordan.

Keywords: Coronavirus; Psychological confrontation; Survey-based approach