Correlates of familial social stressors induced by distance education in Kuwait during the covid-19 prevalence (2019-2021)‎

Abstract EN

This study explores the correlates of familial social stressors related to distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic in Kuwait.

We surveyed (320) Kuwaiti and non Kuwaiti individuals aged between 19 and 69 years.

Respondents defined themselves in their households as father, mothers, brothers and sisters.

The study used a questionnaire to identify family characteristics including primary data for each family, some demographic variables along with a group of psycho-social and educational stressors.

The results show that there was a medium level of familial social stressors related to distance education in Kuwait.

Psychological stressors came first, followed by positives of distance education, and educational stressors, familial and social stressors, and finally, professional, and economical stressors.

There are four variables that affect the incidence of familial social stressors related to distance education in Kuwait, namely, the father's education level, the mother's education level, nationality, housing capacity.

There are two variables that affect the incidence of familial social stressors related to distance education in Kuwait, namely, the individual's role in the family, the presence of a private teacher.

There was a negative correlation between housing capacity and psychological stressors, familial and social stressors, and educational stressors.

There was a positive correlation between housing capacity and positives of distance education.

There was a negative correlation between income level and educational stressors.

There was a positive correlation between number of children and positives of distance education.

There was a negative correlation between age and familial and social stressors educational stressors, professional and economical stressors.