Relationship between stress factors and stress levels in the situation of the Coronavirus-2019 among restaurant owners in the surrounding areas of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research is a cross-sectional descriptive research. The purpose of this study was the level of stress and factors related to the level of stress in the situation of the outbreak corona virus 2019 of restaurant owners in the area around Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. There were 107 people and owned 119 restaurants around Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. The research tools consisted of personal factor questionnaire. The stress factor questionnaire in the Coronavirus Outbreak 2019 situation and the stress assessment questionnaire (SPST-20) were all evaluated with 0.89 and 0.70 confidence levels, respectively, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi square test.

The study found that stress factor in situation of the Coronavirus 2019 outbreak was mainly due to the economic and political factors (2.42±0.92). When considering stress level according to the SPST-20, it was found that most of them had a high stress level (45.79%). When taken find the relationship between stress factor and level of stress, it was found that the factor of job characteristics relations and economics and politics was a statistically significant correlation with the level of stress at the 0.05 level, except for family factor.

Summary: During the outbreak of the coronavirus 2019, restaurant owners surrounding Chiang Rai Rajabhat University have experienced high levels of stress.