American Journal of Educational Research, 2021, Vol. 9, No. 8, 513-517 Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/9/8/7 Published by Science and Education Publishing DOI:10.12691/education-9-8-7 Stress Management in Tsanawiyah Madrasah Teachers in Bandar Lampung City during the COVID-19 Pandemic Zainuri Agung 1,* , Siti Patimah 2 , Syaiful Awar 2 , Umi Hijriyah 2 1 Islamic Education Management Study Program, UIN Raden Intan Lampung, Bandar Lampung City, Lampung Province, Indonesia 2 Islamic Education Management Postgraduate Program, UIN Raden Intan Lampung, Bandar Lampung City, Lampung Province, Indonesia *Corresponding author: Received July 02, 2021; Revised August 03, 2021; Accepted August 12, 2021 Abstract The main objective of this study was to analyze stress management for Madrasah Tsanawiyah teachers in Bandar Lampung City during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is a type of descriptive research that uses a qualitative approach. The results of the study found that general stress management for teachers at Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Bandar Lampung City was not being optimally performed during the Covid-19 pandemic. especially when developing strategies to avoid and cope with stress. Therefore, it is recommended to conduct Qolbu management training for MTs teachers in Bandar Lampung City to better manage stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Keywords: management, stress, teachers, madrasa tsanawiyah, the COVID-19 pandemic pandemic Cite This Article: Zainuri Agung, Siti Patimah, Syaiful Awar, and Umi Hijriyah, “Stress Management in Tsanawiyah Madrasah Teachers in Bandar Lampung City during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” American Journal of Educational Research, vol. 9, no. 8 (2021): 513-517. doi: 10.12691/education-9-8-7. 1. Introduction One of the tests and trials that Allah SWT gave people at this point in time is the Coronavirus outbreak, better known as Covid-19. The outbreak of the Corona virus (Covid-19) that has struck most countries in the world has left humanity in deep sadness and fear [1]. The current 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has caused many life changes. The effects of COVID-19 range from political, economic, social, cultural, defense and security issues to community wellbeing. This shows that COVID-19 is not a virus to be underestimated. The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 a global pandemic since March 11, 2020. A survey by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Collaborative for Social Emotional and Academic Learning of more than 5,000 teachers in the United States, cited from the Edsurge newsletter, found that teachers experienced work stress while conducting the learning process and working from home the Covid-19 pandemic. Fear and fear of exposure to Covid-19 and the process of adapting to new technologies are the causes of work stress [2]. This is also in line with the research carried out by Purwanto on several teachers in Tangerang, where they also have difficulty working from home, which is why the conditions at home are not the same as in class at school , The workload increases with limited facilities and supporting infrastructure to teach online, the lack of a good internet network which affects the ineffectiveness of the teaching and learning process, and the role conflicts that arise when they have to fulfill two different roles at the same time, namely Duties as a teacher and as a parent at home [3]. According to the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization or UNESCO (2020), around 63 million teachers worldwide have to face a completely different educational process, with schools in around 165 countries being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Teachers have to go the extra mile to ensure that learning continues for the nearly 1.5 billion students around the world. To enable high quality distance learning for students, teachers must always be creative, innovative and fun in presenting online learning materials using digital technology so that they can have a positive impact on students or students during the Covid-19 pandemic. On the flip side, teachers face an imbalance and unpreparedness between requirements and the ability to cope with the changes in the education sector affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, which can create health problems and add to the stress on the teaching profession [4]. Based on the results of interviews with several MTs teachers in Bandar Lampung City, information has been obtained that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the educational activities they carry out. The