Abdelrahman Rasha, Ismail Mohamed Emurri
College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates.
Nonlinear Dynamic Research Center, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates.
Heliyon. 2022 May 13;8(5):e09422. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09422. eCollection 2022 May.
The pandemic resulted in the societal changes as conflicts and instability were the common concerns experienced by families because of the lockdown. However, the psychological impact of the COVID-19 on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) population is not studied extensively.
The study evaluates the psychological impact of lockdown during the pandemic on the people in the UAE.
This study was cross-sectional in nature and was conducted using a questionnaire consisting of 35-items. The questions were related to social, psychological, and personal aspects. Multivariate Linear regression was used to find the outcomes between independent variables.
The mean value of social phobia was 2.56 ± .620, followed by the mean score of anxiety (2.47 ± .666), stress (2.44 ± .631), and depression (2.42 ± .682). The higher the respondents experienced the scores, the more depression, anxiety, and stress. Demographics such as marital status, age, and occupation and education level have a statistically significant association with social phobia, anxiety, depression, and stress.
The study concludes that the lockdown more psychologically impacted males, older people, and unemployed individuals during the pandemic.
疫情导致了社会变革，因为封锁，冲突和不稳定成为家庭普遍面临的问题。然而，新冠疫情对阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）民众的心理影响尚未得到广泛研究。
本研究评估疫情期间封锁对阿联酋民众的心理影响。
本研究为横断面研究，采用一份包含35个项目的问卷进行。问题涉及社会、心理和个人方面。使用多元线性回归来找出自变量之间的结果。
社交恐惧症的平均值为2.56±0.620，其次是焦虑平均值（2.47±0.666）、压力平均值（2.44±0.631）和抑郁平均值（2.42±0.682）。受访者得分越高，抑郁、焦虑和压力程度越高。婚姻状况、年龄、职业和教育水平等人口统计学因素与社交恐惧症、焦虑、抑郁和压力存在统计学上的显著关联。
该研究得出结论，在疫情期间，封锁对男性、老年人和失业者的心理影响更大。
