Predicting Corona anxiety based on the quality of life and parenting practices in women

Women are always a source of encouragement and a symbol of patience in the home and families, but in modern society, due to the change of roles in addition to the family, they are also engaged in work and activities in the society, and sometimes due to psychological pressure and a lot of communication with the master. Referrals in the work environment impose a lot of worry and anxiety on them due to the conflict with the coronavirus. Therefore, the current research aimed to predict the anxiety of Corona based on the quality of life and parenting methods of the working women of Arak city. The research is descriptive-correlation type. The statistical population of this research consists of all the women of Arak city. To select the sample, the availability method was used, and the sample number of 150 working women was selected. The Alipur Corona Virus Anxiety Scale, the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Bamrind Parenting Practices Questionnaire were used to collect data, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics such as Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple regression has been done. The research findings showed that the quality of life has a significant negative (inverse) relationship with Corona anxiety, and among parenting styles, authoritarian parenting style has a significant direct relationship with Corona anxiety, and logically decisive parenting style has a significant relationship with Corona anxiety. It has a significant negative relationship, and finally, no significant relationship was observed between permissive parenting style and Corona anxiety. According to the obtained results, quality of life and authoritarian parenting style had the highest predicting power of Corona anxiety. As a result, it is suggested that women and their families should be informed about this issue with proper planning and training to minimize the anxiety of Corona.