The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our collective calculus of uncertainty. No country,
sector, business, or individual will be immune to its impact and consequences. We
have to deal with the loss of control and have to cope with severe social and financial
circumstances while facing the unknown. As human beings, we crave security, and the
heightened worry due to the future leads to anxiety, stress, and the feeling of powerlessness.
We are different in how much uncertainty we can tolerate in life and what kind of
coping mechanism we apply. The young generation has to deal with the challenges of
online learning, and the consequences of the social distancing, plus the uncertainty
regarding their plans to work abroad. This study aims to explore the connection between
emotional intelligence, stress, and self-regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic in
the case of Millenials who had planned to work abroad and whose social life and primary
information resources are limited due to the pandemic for the digital world.
