The Effect of Anxiety Facing Covid-19 and Social Support on the Indonesia Batik Trusmi MSMEs Performance

Tita Borshalina

Authors

Tita Borshalina Faculty of Economics and Business, Telkom University, Indonesia Author

Keywords:

Anxiety, Covid-19, Social Support, Organizational Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze (1) the effect of anxiety facing Covid-19 on the Batik Trusmi MSMEs performance; (2) the effect of social support on the Batik Trusmi MSMEs performance; (3) the effect of anxiety facing Covid-19 and social support simultaneously on the Batik Trusmi MSMEs performance. The research method used is a quantitative research method. The population in this study was Batik Trusmi craftsmen. The sample is Batik Trusmi craftsmen in Cirebon Regency, Indonesia. By using accidental sampling technique, the sample size was 33 craftsmen were taken. The data obtained from distributing questionnaires analyzed using multiple regression analysis to test the hypothesis. The results showed (1) anxiety facing Covid-19 has a positive and significant effect on the Batik Trusmi MSMEs performance; (2) Social support has no effect on the Batik Trusmi MSMEs performance; (3) Anxiety in facing Covid-19 and social support simultaneously have a significant effect on the Batik Trusmi MSMEs performance. Partially, social support has no effect on the Batik Trusmi MSMEs performance, which is an interesting finding, so it is recommended that in recruiting craftsmen, entrepreneurs can pay more attention to the anxiety of facing Covid-19 factor for applicants than the social support factor.

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