Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Educational psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

2 Faculty of Educational sciences and Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Background and purpose: The Epidemic coronavirus in the world and in Iran has caused many physical and psychological problems, including anxiety in people. The aim of the present study was to investigate the in the relationship between religious beliefs and Corona virus Disease Anxiety.
Materials and methods:The research design was descriptive-correlational, in other words, path analysis. The statistical population was all 18 to 60-year-olds who participated in the study during an online call. Three questionnaires including The Corona virus Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS), Hope questionnaire and Religious Beliefs questionnaire were answered online by 1,115 participants (825 women and 290 men). Data were analyzed using SPSS19 and AMOUS software.
Results:The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit with the research data (75/48=X2، 13=df، 20/0=P، 75/3=X2/df، 94/0= GFI، 92/0=AGFI، 98/0=CFI، 98/0=NFI، 058/0=RMSEA و 33/518=AIC). The indirect effect of Religious Beliefs on Coronavirus Disease Anxiety mediated by Hope was significant. Also, the direct and positive effect of Religious Beliefs on Hope (with two components of strategic thinking and factor thinking) and the direct and negative effect of Hope (with two levels of strategic thinking and factor thinking) with Corona virus Disease Anxiety was significant.
Conclusion: it can be said that by strengthening Religious Beliefs in individuals, it is possible to indirectly reduce the Corona virus Disease Anxiety in the epidemic conditions of this disease.

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