Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups
This study responds to the need to explore psychological predictors of COVID-19-related anxiety in vulnerable groups. An anonymous voluntary online survey was conducted (<i>n</i> = 520) with (a) working parents with young children (0–12 y.o.), (b) people with chronic physical conditions,...
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| author | Diana Bakalova Ilina Nacheva Tsvetelina Panchelieva |
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| description | This study responds to the need to explore psychological predictors of COVID-19-related anxiety in vulnerable groups. An anonymous voluntary online survey was conducted (<i>n</i> = 520) with (a) working parents with young children (0–12 y.o.), (b) people with chronic physical conditions, (c) people with multiple vulnerability characteristics and (d) a control group (no self-reported vulnerability) in 2022. Findings showed that perceived stress of the parents and trait anxiety of the chronic sufferers were single weak positive predictors of COVID-19 anxiety. However, both psychological factors had a stronger effect on the pandemic-related anxiety for the group with multiple vulnerabilities. In the control group, trait resilience and optimistic expectations (combined with perceived stress) were moderate negative predictors of COVID-19 anxiety. The findings emphasize the importance of perceptions, expectations, trait anxiety as well as the need for intersectional research of vulnerability from multiple perspectives. Furthermore, they highlight the necessity of group-specific policies and interventions aimed both at handling the negative psychological tendencies of the vulnerable groups and at strengthening the positive tendencies of non-vulnerable groups, rather than tackling only emergent anxiety conditions in crisis times. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4816cf05b814e538a17ad87cdbff05c2023-11-19T10:20:21ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252023-09-011391815183010.3390/ejihpe13090132Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable GroupsDiana Bakalova0Ilina Nacheva1Tsvetelina Panchelieva2Department of Psychology, Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Psychology, Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Psychology, Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThis study responds to the need to explore psychological predictors of COVID-19-related anxiety in vulnerable groups. An anonymous voluntary online survey was conducted (<i>n</i> = 520) with (a) working parents with young children (0–12 y.o.), (b) people with chronic physical conditions, (c) people with multiple vulnerability characteristics and (d) a control group (no self-reported vulnerability) in 2022. Findings showed that perceived stress of the parents and trait anxiety of the chronic sufferers were single weak positive predictors of COVID-19 anxiety. However, both psychological factors had a stronger effect on the pandemic-related anxiety for the group with multiple vulnerabilities. In the control group, trait resilience and optimistic expectations (combined with perceived stress) were moderate negative predictors of COVID-19 anxiety. The findings emphasize the importance of perceptions, expectations, trait anxiety as well as the need for intersectional research of vulnerability from multiple perspectives. Furthermore, they highlight the necessity of group-specific policies and interventions aimed both at handling the negative psychological tendencies of the vulnerable groups and at strengthening the positive tendencies of non-vulnerable groups, rather than tackling only emergent anxiety conditions in crisis times.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/132COVID-19vulnerable groupsfearsperceived stressanxietyresilience |
| spellingShingle | Diana Bakalova Ilina Nacheva Tsvetelina Panchelieva Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education COVID-19 vulnerable groups fears perceived stress anxiety resilience |
| title | Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups |
| title_full | Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups |
| title_short | Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups |
| title_sort | psychological predictors of covid 19 related anxiety in vulnerable groups |
| topic | COVID-19 vulnerable groups fears perceived stress anxiety resilience |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/132 |
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