Acceptance and forgiveness contribution to resilience of student's affected by Covid-19

ABSTRACT

Online learning activities at school as a result of Covid-19 makes academic life has various disruptions and runs not optimally. Resilience is a factor that students need to survive and fight to get through this pandemic as best as possible. Students affected by Covid-19 need supportive conditions to survive this condition. Acceptance and Forgiveness theoretically lead individuals to accept and bring up positive attitudes towards the Covid-19 pandemic situation. This study aims to identify the contribution of acceptance and forgiveness to the resilience of students affected by Covid-19. This correlational descriptive study involved 294 affected students in Malang, one of the Student Cities in Indonesia. Research data collection carried out using acceptance, forgiveness, and resilience inventories of students affected by covid-19. The data analysis result showed that acceptance and forgiveness variables have a significant contribution to the resilience of the students by 28.8%. Acceptance and Forgiveness contribute to neutralizing negative emotions and regulating them to be more positive. Acceptance and Forgiveness also contribute to open-mindedness, calm emotions and feelings, and wise decision making. Furthermore, individuals can fight and never give up in the covid-19 situation as best as possible through the support of other psychological conditions. © 2021 Turkish Physiotherapy Association. All rights reserved.