Examining the level of metacognitive obsessive, intellectual-practical beliefs in the COVID-19 epidemic

Currently, the world community is experiencing one of the biggest health crises in recent decades. The psychological consequences of Corona can include a range of feelings of loneliness, boredom, and aggressiveness to anxiety and mental distress. This study aimed to investigate the level of obsessive and practical metacognitive beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This descriptive-analytical study was conducted crosssectionally on 416 people who were referred to corona testing centers using the available sampling method. The data was collected using three depression, anxiety and obsession, and intellectual-practical questionnaires. After collecting the data, it was entered into SPSS 18 and analyzed with descriptive and analytical statistics.

The results of this study showed that 61% of the participants had moderate anxiety, 20% had moderate depression, and the mean obsessive-compulsive score was 68.9±19.8. The results of linear regression also showed that depression can predict the occurrence of practical obsessions.

The results of the present study showed that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder were greatly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, anxiety is a common disorder among those who refer to corona testing centers in Shiraz city, and more than half of those who refer to these centers are suffering from anxiety disorder.