Fear of Covid-19 as a mediator between neuroticism and health anxiety among university students in Qatar
Objectives: This research aims at identifying levels of fear of Covid-19, neuroticism, and health anxiety among university students in Qatar. In addition, it aims to identifying gender differences in fear of Covid-19, neuroticism, and health anxiety, and testing whether fear of Covid-19 mediates th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Arabic |
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Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), the University of Jordan
2023-03-01
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| Series: | دراسات: العلوم التربوية |
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| Online Access: | https://dsr.ju.edu.jo/djournals/index.php/Edu/article/view/4611 |
| Summary: | Objectives: This research aims at identifying levels of fear of Covid-19, neuroticism, and health anxiety among university students in Qatar. In addition, it aims to identifying gender differences in fear of Covid-19, neuroticism, and health anxiety, and testing whether fear of Covid-19 mediates the relationship between neuroticism and health anxiety.
Methods: This research utilized a descriptive correlational approach. The research sample included 236 participants from colleges of Arts, Education, and Engineering (age range= 18-46, M= 24.98, SD= 6.24).
Results: Results show that levels of Fear of Covid-19, neuroticism, and health anxiety range from moderate to extremely low (32.15-59.24 %). No gender differences were found and fear of Covid-19 mediated the relationship between neuroticism and health anxiety.
Conclusions: Based on the results. It is recommended to do further research on the psychological impacts of Covid 19 and its relationship to other psycho-social variables.
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| ISSN: | 1026-3713 2663-6212 |