Codifying a Positivist Psychology-Based Model of Psychological Consequences and Evaluating Its Impact on the Resilience of the People with COVID-19 Anxiety

Abstract

This study was conducted to codify a psychological model based on positivist psychology and assess its effect on the resilience of individuals with COVID-19 anxiety. In the qualitative portion of the study, the researchers employed an inductive method for theme analysis and a quasi-experimental design with a pretest, posttest, control group, and two-month follow-up period for the quantitative portion. The statistical population of the present investigation comprised COVID-19 anxiety sufferers in Tehran during the spring and summer of 2021. Using a method of purposive sampling, 35 individuals with COVID-19 anxiety were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received the related interventions (10 sessions) over the course of one and a half months. In this study, the applied questionnaires included the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and the Resilience Questionnaire (RQ). The data were analyzed using the mixed ANOVA procedure and SPSS-23 statistical software. The results demonstrated that the positivist psychological model has sufficient content validity. In addition, this intervention has a positive effect on the resilience of individuals with Covid-19 anxiety (P<0001). According to the present study, the model of psychological coping based on positive psychology can be considered an effective method for enhancing the resilience of people with COVID-19 anxiety by emphasizing their strengths and positive traits, fostering altruism and devotion, being thankful and appreciative, and developing hope and optimism.

Keywords

• positivist psychology
• resilience
• covid-19 anxiety