Resilience and Well-Being Among Young Adults in Jakarta During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Correlational Study Agnes br Sinurat 1 , Naftali Naomi Karunia Aritakarina 1 , Syifa Nadhira 1 , Angela Dyah Ari Pramastyaningtyas 1* , and Antonina Pantja Juni Wulandari 1 1 Psychology Department, Faculty of Humanities, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia 11480 Abstract. This study intended to test the relationship between resilience and well-being among young adults in Jakarta during the Covid-19 Pandemic. In light of the amount and sort of adaptations and adjustments brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic on various aspects of the life of the youth, coupled with the questionable social support they receive during the different phases of the pandemic (early on and most recently), enduring such chronic state of stress presented a much needed exploration into their psychological states and resources in order to map out the kind of support and ecosystem needed for the young generation to still be able to thrive in post-pandemic society 5.0. The study made use of correlational statistics to test the relationship between levels of resilience and well-being among young adults in Jakarta during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The participants (gathered via convenience sampling) were 36 young adults in the age range 18-25 years located in Jakarta during the pandemic. Correlational results found significant negative and moderate relationship between resilience and well-being of young adults in Jakarta, r=-0.425, p<.01. It was found that the higher the resilience, the lower the well-being of young adults in Jakarta during the Covid-19 Pandemic. 1 Introduction Two years on since the Covid-19 Pandemic, many concerns related to the psychological impact brought on by the adaptations to the new normal across various age groups and in numerous sectors of society were still very much discussed. How the pandemic caused changes in the economy, education, social relations as well as how it propelled the advancement of technology to be ever more present in daily lives became agendas for research in the social sciences (Yunus & Rezki, 2020; Napitupulu, 2020). Understandably, a group that warranted research interest in the context of the impact the pandemic had in the education sector could be found among young adults – who developmentally speaking may be dealing with life-changing issues in their own right. Several researches found indications of negative experiences with online learning among young adults aged 18-25 years (Napitupulu, 2020; Ferdiyanto, 2020; Rizal, 2020). In one study, it was found that as many as 95.8% of students experienced some forms of psychological distress/mental health issues (for example, anxiety, depression, loneliness) with regards to online learning; another study noted as many as 63.6% university students in a private university in Semarang had mental health problems, 50% had sleep disturbances, 50% experienced cognitive difficulties (for example, difficulty to concentrate), 50% felt tired all the time and 9% had thoughts of ending their life. With the uncertainty about the end to the pandemic, this * Corresponding author: angela.pramastyaningtyas@binus.ac.id added to the anxiety experienced by young adults whose developmental momentum was traditionally moved by the positive outlook, high hopes and bright prospects of the future. Having to live in such a prolonged state of uncertainty saw many to have dreams and aspirations compromised and many admitted to having serious suicidal ideations. The prolonged state of financial pressures and lack of social interactions that young adults had to go through put some under the impression that they were unable to achieve anything in life. In this light, it was due cause to attend to study and direct attention to the well-being of young adults during the pandemic with many studies describing negative experiences surrounding adjustments to online learning (Ferdiyanto, 2020). The relationship between stress and well-being had been a long-standing research interest. It was only a matter of time for studies to pick up on the measurement of well-being in extraordinary times like this. According to Huppert (2009), well-being or psychological well-being meant a life that was going well. It was understood to be a combination of feeling good and functioning effectively. People with high psychological well-being felt happiness, felt they were capable, got support and felt satisfied with life. The opposite was also true – that when there was an accumulation of negative emotions this would also affect psychological functioning. In theory, it could be imagined that living in such a prolonged state of the pandemic where young adults reportedly feeling stressed, pessimistic, and unsupported, this would make E3S Web of Conferences 426, 02149 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202342602149 ICOBAR 2023 © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. 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