Gundogan Selim, Arpaci Ibrahim
Department of Educational Sciences, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey.
Department of Software Engineering, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Balıkesir, Turkey.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Apr 26:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03120-z.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world deeply and an increase in psychological distress have been observed in globally. Therefore, investigation of the psychological problems associated with the COVID-19 has become an important research area. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the relationships among Fear of COVID-19 (FoC), depression, and death anxiety. Further, the study investigated the mediating role of depression in the relationship between FoC and death anxiety. The "Fear of COVID-19 scale", "Depression Scale" and "Death Anxiety Scale" were used to collect data from 372 emerging adults aged between 18 and 25 years. The results indicated that FoC was a positive and significant predictor of both depression and death anxiety. The results further indicated that depression was a positive and significant predictor of death anxiety. Depression partially mediated the relationship between FoC and death anxiety. The findings suggested that the FoC may trigger depression and death anxiety, and therefore, preventive measures should be more emphasized. The findings have implications for mental health professionals and practitioners in counseling.
新冠疫情对全球产生了深远影响，全球范围内人们的心理困扰有所增加。因此，对与新冠疫情相关的心理问题展开调查已成为一个重要的研究领域。据此，本研究旨在探讨对新冠的恐惧（FoC）、抑郁和死亡焦虑之间的关系。此外，该研究还考察了抑郁在FoC与死亡焦虑关系中的中介作用。使用“对新冠的恐惧量表”“抑郁量表”和“死亡焦虑量表”，对372名年龄在18至25岁之间的新兴成年人进行了数据收集。结果表明，FoC是抑郁和死亡焦虑的正向显著预测因子。结果还进一步表明，抑郁是死亡焦虑的正向显著预测因子。抑郁在FoC与死亡焦虑的关系中起部分中介作用。研究结果表明，对新冠的恐惧可能引发抑郁和死亡焦虑，因此，应更加强调预防措施。这些发现对心理健康专业人员和咨询从业者具有启示意义。
