Elemo Aman Sado, Ahmed Abdulatif Hajjismael, Kara Ergün, Zerkeshi Mufti Kasim
Department of Psychology, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Communication Design and Management, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2022;20(4):2408-2418. doi: 10.1007/s11469-021-00522-1. Epub 2021 Apr 5.
The present study investigates the mediating role of sense of control in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. A cross-sectional study design was employed and a total of 368 international students studying in Turkey consented to voluntarily take part in the study. The participants who were identified using convenience sampling completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Flourishing Scale, and Sense of Control Scale after providing written informed consent. Results indicated that sense of control was positively correlated with fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. It was also observed that a negative correlation was found between the fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. Mediation analysis revealed that sense of control partially mediates the association between fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. The study encourages mental health professionals to consider the role of sense of control in their psychological interventions to reduce fear of COVID-19 and enhance flourishing among international students.
本研究调查了控制感在对COVID-19的恐惧与蓬勃发展之间关系中的中介作用。采用横断面研究设计，共有368名在土耳其学习的国际学生自愿同意参与该研究。通过便利抽样确定的参与者在提供书面知情同意后，完成了对COVID-19的恐惧量表、蓬勃发展量表和控制感量表。结果表明，控制感与对COVID-19的恐惧和蓬勃发展呈正相关。还观察到对COVID-19的恐惧与蓬勃发展之间存在负相关。中介分析表明，控制感部分中介了对COVID-19的恐惧与蓬勃发展之间的关联。该研究鼓励心理健康专业人员在其心理干预中考虑控制感的作用，以减少对COVID-19的恐惧并增强国际学生的蓬勃发展。
