The mediator role of the fear of COVID-19 in the relationship between psychological resilience and life satisfaction.
Selim GundoganPublished in: Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) (2021)
COVID-19, which has recently affected the world, has caused serious adversities in many areas as well as on the mental health of individuals. People have had a serious fearful mood due to situations such as catching COVID-19, having health problems after catching the disease, and worrying about infecting someone else. This negative mood is discussed in the literature through the concept of the fear of COVID-19. Accordingly, the mediator role of the fear of COVID-19 in the relationship between psychological resilience and life satisfaction was examined in this study. This study was conducted with 430 Turkish university students, 279 women and 151 men, who are between the ages of 18 and 30. The data of the study were collected with the psychological resilience, the fear of COVID-19 and life satisfaction scales. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that psychological resilience is a negative predictor of the fear of COVID-19 and a positive predictor of life satisfaction, and that the fear of COVID-19 is a negative predictor of life satisfaction. It was also concluded that the fear of COVID-19 mediates the relationship between psychological resilience and life satisfaction. The results are discussed in relation to the relevant literature, and suggestions are made for practitioners and researchers.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental health
- climate change
- systematic review
- sleep quality
- healthcare
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- primary care
- social support
- public health
- prefrontal cortex
- metabolic syndrome
- machine learning
- risk assessment
- pregnant women
- middle aged
- depressive symptoms
- electronic health record
- insulin resistance
- data analysis
- human health
- health promotion