Yogyakarta Youth More Prone to Anger, Excessive Fear, and Anxiety During Emergency PPKM

The implementation of Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) since early July 2021 has had negative effects on affected residents. One example is the residents of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), one of the provinces that implemented the Emergency PPKM policy.

Based on a survey by the Yogyakarta Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) on public behavior during the Emergency PPKM, young people aged 17 to 30 admitted to feeling more easily angered, excessively fearful, and anxious during the last week while staying at home.

13.23% of young people aged 17 to 30 responded that they were easily angered, 6.25% felt excessively fearful, and 34.24% felt anxious. Meanwhile, only 46.29% felt normal, the lowest among all age groups.

In contrast, 64.79% of respondents aged 46 to 60 felt normal while staying at home. Similarly, 63.83% of the elderly also felt normal. Meanwhile, 57.45% of residents aged 31 to 45 felt normal.

The survey was conducted from July 13 to 20, 2021, involving 3,851 respondents. These respondents were spread across 1,559 areas in Sleman, 849 in Bantul, 568 in Yogyakarta City, 463 in Gunungkidul, and 412 in Kulon Progo.