Padmanabhanunni Anita, Pretorius Tyrone B, Stiegler Nancy, Bouchard Jean-Pierre
Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Robert-Sobukwe road, Bellville, 7535 Cape-Town, South Africa.
Department of Statistics and Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, Robert-Sobukwe road, Bellville, 7535 Cape-Town, South Africa.
Ann Med Psychol (Paris). 2022 Jan;180(1):23-28. doi: 10.1016/j.amp.2021.11.007. Epub 2021 Nov 30.
The current study examined the serial relationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and psychological distress among school teachers. Participants were South African school teachers ( = 355) who completed the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Questionnaire, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Centre for Epidemiological Depression Scale. A path analysis confirmed that teachers who appraised themselves as more susceptible to disease, experienced heightened levels of fear of COVID-19, which led to heightened levels of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness. Specifically, germ aversion and perceived infectability were separately associated with heightened fear of COVID-19, which in turn was associated with heightened anxiety. This serial relationship was associated with heightened levels of hopelessness and depression. The current study extends research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among a distinct subgroup of the population.
本研究调查了学校教师中感知到的疾病易感性、对新冠病毒的恐惧、焦虑和心理困扰之间的序列关系。参与者为南非学校教师（n = 355），他们完成了疾病易感性感知问卷、新冠病毒恐惧量表、状态-特质焦虑量表的特质量表、贝克绝望量表和流行病学抑郁量表。路径分析证实，那些认为自己更容易感染疾病的教师，对新冠病毒的恐惧程度更高，进而导致焦虑、抑郁和绝望程度加剧。具体而言，对病菌的厌恶和感知到的易感染性分别与对新冠病毒的恐惧加剧相关，而这又与焦虑加剧相关。这种序列关系与绝望和抑郁程度加剧有关。本研究扩展了对新冠疫情在一个特定人群亚组中影响的研究。
