Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social Support
Background: Fear of COVID-19 leads to stress and may result in various kinds of mental health problems. Many factors are associated with an individual’s perception of stress, including neuroticism and perceived social support. This study aimed to examine the role of neuroticism and perceived social...
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| author | Qiuyi Yang Penkarn Kanjanarat Tinakon Wongpakaran Chidchanok Ruengorn Ratanaporn Awiphan Surapon Nochaiwong Nahathai Wongpakaran Danny Wedding |
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| description | Background: Fear of COVID-19 leads to stress and may result in various kinds of mental health problems. Many factors are associated with an individual’s perception of stress, including neuroticism and perceived social support. This study aimed to examine the role of neuroticism and perceived social support as mediators of fear of COVID-19 on perceived stress. Methods: Data from 3299 participants aged ≥18 years from the HOME-COVID-19 survey in 2020 were used for analysis. Measurements used included the Fear of COVID-19 and Impact on Quality of Life Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale-10, the Neuroticism inventory and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-12. A parallel mediation model within a structural equation modeling framework with 5000 bootstrapping sampling was used to test the mediating effect. Results: Fear of COVID-19 had a direct effect on perceived stress (B = 0.100, 95% CI = 0.080–0.121, <i>p</i> < 0.001), whereas neuroticism, but not perceived social support, partially mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress (B = 0.018, 95% CI = 0.000–0.036). Among all types of social support, only perceived support from friends was a significant mediator (B = 0.016, 95% CI = 0.006–0.025). Conclusions: Neuroticism and perceived support from friends are critical factors in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18978e491a6d4476891b8ca335d7f04c2023-11-23T11:13:25ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-04-0110581210.3390/healthcare10050812Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social SupportQiuyi Yang0Penkarn Kanjanarat1Tinakon Wongpakaran2Chidchanok Ruengorn3Ratanaporn Awiphan4Surapon Nochaiwong5Nahathai Wongpakaran6Danny Wedding7Master of Science (Mental Health), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandMaster of Science (Mental Health), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandMaster of Science (Mental Health), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandMaster of Science (Mental Health), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandMaster of Science (Mental Health), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Suthep Road, T. Suthep, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandMaster of Science (Mental Health), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandMaster of Science (Mental Health), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandBackground: Fear of COVID-19 leads to stress and may result in various kinds of mental health problems. Many factors are associated with an individual’s perception of stress, including neuroticism and perceived social support. This study aimed to examine the role of neuroticism and perceived social support as mediators of fear of COVID-19 on perceived stress. Methods: Data from 3299 participants aged ≥18 years from the HOME-COVID-19 survey in 2020 were used for analysis. Measurements used included the Fear of COVID-19 and Impact on Quality of Life Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale-10, the Neuroticism inventory and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-12. A parallel mediation model within a structural equation modeling framework with 5000 bootstrapping sampling was used to test the mediating effect. Results: Fear of COVID-19 had a direct effect on perceived stress (B = 0.100, 95% CI = 0.080–0.121, <i>p</i> < 0.001), whereas neuroticism, but not perceived social support, partially mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress (B = 0.018, 95% CI = 0.000–0.036). Among all types of social support, only perceived support from friends was a significant mediator (B = 0.016, 95% CI = 0.006–0.025). Conclusions: Neuroticism and perceived support from friends are critical factors in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/5/812COVID-19fear of COVID-19perceived stressneuroticismperceived social supportmediation analysis |
| spellingShingle | Qiuyi Yang Penkarn Kanjanarat Tinakon Wongpakaran Chidchanok Ruengorn Ratanaporn Awiphan Surapon Nochaiwong Nahathai Wongpakaran Danny Wedding Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social Support Healthcare COVID-19 fear of COVID-19 perceived stress neuroticism perceived social support mediation analysis |
| title | Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social Support |
| title_full | Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social Support |
| title_fullStr | Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social Support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social Support |
| title_short | Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Stress: The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Perceived Social Support |
| title_sort | fear of covid 19 and perceived stress the mediating roles of neuroticism and perceived social support |
| topic | COVID-19 fear of COVID-19 perceived stress neuroticism perceived social support mediation analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/5/812 |
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