The Effect of COVID-19 Anxiety on General Health: the Role of COVID-19 Coping
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.1110-1121, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11469-020-00429-3
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1110-1121
- Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19 anxiety, COVID-19 coping, General health, Coronavirus
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has unprecedently affected many aspects of people’s lives including their health. This study examined the mediating effect of COVID-19 coping strategies on the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and general health. Participants (70% females) included 4624 adults (Mage = 30.29 ± 10.97 years) collected through an online survey using a convenience sampling approach. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses yielded a one-factor structure for the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (CFI =.98, TLI =.96, SRMR =.02, RMSEA =.09), COVID-19 Coping Scale (CFI =.97, TLI =.97, SRMR =.03, RMSEA =.12), and General Health Scale (CFI =.99, TLI =.97, SRMR =.01, RMSEA =.04) which were developed for the purpose of this study and exhibited satisfactory reliability. Findings showed that COVID-19 anxiety was negatively related with COVID-19 coping and general health. COVID-19 coping had a positive relationship with general health. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that COVID-19 coping partially mediated the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and general health. These findings shed more light on the mechanism underlying between COVID-19 anxiety and health. The findings are important for tailoring and implementing coping-based intervention strategies to reduce the impact of COVID-19 anxiety on general health.