Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the main focus of studies was on physical impact of the disease, while psychological impacts were mainly neglected. Identifying the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population can help in planning and preparing for future pandemi...
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| author | Abolfathi Momtaz, Yadollah Zanjari, Nasibeh Delbari, Ahmad Foroughan, Mahshid |
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| description | Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the main focus of studies was on physical impact of the disease, while psychological impacts were mainly neglected. Identifying the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population can help in planning and preparing for future pandemics. The current study aims to investigate the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population of Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey study that was conducted online on 1735 Iranian people from April 21 to June 21, 2021. Perceived feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic were measured by Reynolds’s self-report tool. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics including chi-square test and independent t-test in SPSS software, version 22. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 34.62±11.86 years. The most frequent perceived feelings were boredom (n=764, 44.0%), nostalgia (n=704, 40.6%), worry (n=613, 35.3%), and nervousness (n=591, 34.1%). Females, younger people, unemployed people, unmarried people, and those living in the urban areas experienced significantly higher levels of negative feelings. Conclusion: The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Iranian people is high, particularly among female, unmarried, and unemployed people. Therefore, supportive and psychological interventions during the pandemic and psychological rehabilitations after the pandemic are needed. |
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| spelling | upm-1145012025-01-16T07:45:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114501/ Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran Abolfathi Momtaz, Yadollah Zanjari, Nasibeh Delbari, Ahmad Foroughan, Mahshid Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the main focus of studies was on physical impact of the disease, while psychological impacts were mainly neglected. Identifying the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population can help in planning and preparing for future pandemics. The current study aims to investigate the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population of Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey study that was conducted online on 1735 Iranian people from April 21 to June 21, 2021. Perceived feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic were measured by Reynolds’s self-report tool. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics including chi-square test and independent t-test in SPSS software, version 22. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 34.62±11.86 years. The most frequent perceived feelings were boredom (n=764, 44.0%), nostalgia (n=704, 40.6%), worry (n=613, 35.3%), and nervousness (n=591, 34.1%). Females, younger people, unemployed people, unmarried people, and those living in the urban areas experienced significantly higher levels of negative feelings. Conclusion: The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Iranian people is high, particularly among female, unmarried, and unemployed people. Therefore, supportive and psychological interventions during the pandemic and psychological rehabilitations after the pandemic are needed. Negah Institute for Social Research and Scientific Communication 2024-10-01 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114501/1/114501.pdf Abolfathi Momtaz, Yadollah and Zanjari, Nasibeh and Delbari, Ahmad and Foroughan, Mahshid (2024) Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran. Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly, 10 (1). pp. 37-48. ISSN 2345-4210; eISSN: 2345-4210 https://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-598-en.html 10.32598/hdq.10.1.523.1 |
| spellingShingle | Abolfathi Momtaz, Yadollah Zanjari, Nasibeh Delbari, Ahmad Foroughan, Mahshid Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran |
| title | Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran |
| title_full | Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran |
| title_fullStr | Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran |
| title_short | Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the general population of Iran |
| title_sort | psychological impacts of covid-19 on the general population of iran |
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