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Structural Relationships between Covid 19 Fear Disease and Covid 19 Anxiety and Coping Methods: with the Mediating of Anger

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

zahra Moghadam 1
Hassan Mahmoudian 2

1 M.A., Psychology Dept., South Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 P.hD., Assessment and Measurement Dept., Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
Critical conditions in covid can lead to negative psychological effects that affect the mental health of people. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationship between fear of covid and covid 's anxiety and coping strategies with the mediating role of anger. The present study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population consisted of all students over 20 years old of South Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University, Faculty of Psychology in the academic year 1399-1400. Using the Convenience sampling 250 students were selected and responded to Fear of Disease Coronaviruses Scale by Ahorsu et al. (2020), Corona Disease Anxiety Scale by Alipoor et al. (1398), State-trait anger expression inventory by Spielberger (1988) And Endler & Parker Multidimensional Coping Inventory (1990). data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and path analysis. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between covid anxiety and fear of covid and between anger and fear of covid. Also, there is an indirect and significant relationship between coping strategies and fear of covid (P <0.05). The results of path analysis also showed that structural model is a valid model and the data fit well with the theoretical model. According to the results of the present study, its needed to run appropriate educational workshops to reduce anxiety and anger in individuals, in order to prevent fear of covid.

Keywords

Fear of Covid-19 disease
Covid-19 anxiety
coping strategies
anger
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Journal of Research in Educational Systems
Volume 15, Issue 55 - Serial Number 55
Covid-19 Special Issue
Winter 2022
Pages 217-229

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