University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia (Faculty of Sport and Physical Education).
Abu Dhabi Police, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Police Sports Education Center).
Med Pr. 2022 Jun 20;73(3):179-190. doi: 10.13075/mp.5893.01145. Epub 2022 May 19.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was a sudden unknown stressor that could cause fear among people. Police officers were in the front lines, often unknowingly in direct contact with infected individuals, thus fear of getting infected (i.e., fear of COVID-19) could be higher in this population. Police students are preparing for the job of police officers and how they cope with a sudden unknown situation could be of importance for job performance and their mental health if such a situation occurs. This study aimed to investigate the association of perceived stress and coping strategies with fear of COVID-19 in police students.
, , and (FSV-19) were administered to 340 police students (female = 183 [53.82%] and male = 157 [46.18%]). Correlation analysis was applied to test the association between perceived stress, all dimension of coping and fear of COVID-19. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to investigate between-gender differences. For mediating and moderating effect of coping primary coping style were used.
MANOVA reviled that significant differences occurred in perceived stress, 3 primary coping styles and fear of COVID-19 based on a gender. Stepwise regression analysis extracted the most significant predictors of fear of COVID-19. Perceived stress was the strongest predictor in general and in both genders. Denial and self-distancing were significant coping subscales in males, while humour and denial were significant in females.
Perceived stress and coping strategies that students used to deal with the situation moderately defined their fear of COVID-19 outbreak, with perceived stress being the strongest predictor. Med Pr. 2022;73(3):179-90.
冠状病毒（COVID-19）的爆发是一种突然出现的未知应激源，可能会引起人们的恐惧。警察处于第一线，往往在不知不觉中与感染者直接接触，因此他们感染的恐惧（即对 COVID-19 的恐惧）可能更高。警察学生正在为警察的工作做准备，他们如何应对突然出现的未知情况可能对工作表现和他们的心理健康很重要，如果发生这种情况。本研究旨在调查警察学生的感知压力和应对策略与对 COVID-19 的恐惧之间的关系。
共向 340 名警察学生（女性=183[53.82%]，男性=157[46.18%]）发放了感知压力量表（PSS）、简易应对方式量表（SCSQ）和 COVID-19 恐惧量表（FSV-19）。应用相关分析来检验感知压力、应对策略的所有维度与对 COVID-19 的恐惧之间的关系。多变量方差分析用于调查性别差异。对于应对的中介和调节作用，主要使用应对方式。
MANOVA 发现，基于性别，感知压力、3 种主要应对方式和对 COVID-19 的恐惧存在显著差异。逐步回归分析提取了对 COVID-19 恐惧的最显著预测因子。感知压力是一般和两性中最强的预测因子。否认和自我疏离是男性中重要的应对子量表，而幽默和否认是女性中的重要应对子量表。
学生用来应对这种情况的感知压力和应对策略适度地定义了他们对 COVID-19 爆发的恐惧，其中感知压力是最强的预测因子。医学心理学杂志。2022；73（3）：179-90。
