Developing a Model for the Psychological Consequences of Corona Epidemic Anxiety and studying the Mediating Role of Spiritual Health

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a model of psychological consequences of anxiety of corona epidemic and to investigate the mediating role of spiritual health. In terms of purpose, is an applied research and in nature, is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population included all residents of Lorestan province in 1398 that had faced with effects of coronavirus epidemic. The sample based on Cochran formula was 384 men and women. Sampling was done by cluster sampling and questionnaires were completed by internet survey. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Mello & Worrell's (2007) time attitude, Paloutzian & Ellison's Spiritual Health (1983), and the researcher - constructed Aggression and Relationship quality Questionnaire were used to collect the data. Generalized anxiety had a positive effect on the level of aggression and a negative effect on the quality of relationship and positive attitude toward the future. Spiritual health mediated the adverse effects of pervasive anxiety on positive future attitudes and quality of relationship with the family, but didnt show mediating effect on aggression. Due to the mental threats of corona epidemic, the necessity of recognizing the mediating factors is clearly seen, and the findings of this study to confirm the mediating role of spiritual health provide a strategic tool for the country's psychologists and planners. The results of this study suggest that spiritual health can be used as a cornerstone in maintaining the health of individuals as a fundamental factor in moderating the effects of generalized anxiety due to the corona crisis.

Keywords

• "anxiety
• " "psychological outcomes"
• "corona epidemic
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• "spiritual health"