Prediction of Anxiety Based on Psychological and Social Dimensions of Corona Disease in Students

Coronavirus is a phenomenon which has caused crisis to the world due to its spread speed and its uncontrollable traits, threatening the health of millions of people considerably. Coronavirus has created a general medical crisis which requires an appropriate emergency response. Although this crisis has a merely medical nature related to the health system, it has led to a psychological crisis around the world. The Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown have left various effects on the psychological social aspects of people in society. During the past few months of the spread of this virus, numerous studies have been conducted on its psychological consequences in society and its psychological consequences have been discussed from different aspects. Hence, the current study predicted anxiety caused by corona disease based on the psychological and social dimensions. The research statistical population included the students of Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch. By means of Cochran formula, 237 were selected as the statistical sample size and assessed by available sampling method. Data were collected using Ryff’s Psychological-Wellbeing (PSW) Questionnaire (1995), Social Health Questionnaire by Safāri-Nia (2014), and Corona Disease Anxiety Scale by Alipour (2019). To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis by SPSSV22 software were employed. The results revealed a significant association between psychological wellbeing and social health and anxiety caused by Corona disease and about 36% of the variable of anxiety caused by Corona is explained by the dimensions of solidarity and social participation, positive communication with others, as well as personal growth. According to the results, the more and better a person has psycho-psychological well-being and social health, the less they will suffer from inappropriate and false anxiety.