The Role of irrational health beliefs, health locus of control, and health anxiety to predict Covid anxiety

The present study aims to predict COVID-19 anxiety based on irrational health beliefs, health locus of control, and health anxiety. The research is descriptive-correlative. It draws upon the fundamental methodology. The statistical population of the present study includes all female students of Orovince of Guilan's universities during the first half of the academic year of 2021-2022. Based on convenience sampling, 406 students participated through an online invitation. Data was gathered by using Covid-19 anxiety questionnaires (CAQ, Alipour et al, 1398) (1398)., irrational health beliefs (IHB, Christiansen and Warwick,1999), health locus of control (HLC, Wallston et al, 1978), and the revised edition of the health anxiety questionnaire (HAQ, Salicoskis et al, 2002). The data were analyzed by using Pearson correlation and Multivariate Regression in the SPSS-21 software package. Findings suggest a significant and positive relation between COVID-19 anxiety, health anxiety, and health locus of control. The Regression results demonstrate that 25 percent of COVID-19 anxiety changes were predicted significantly by health anxiety and health locus of control. Therefore, by identifying the influencing factors of Covid-19 anxiety, effective measures, and planning can be undertaken to mitigate Covid-19 anxiety and an individual's adaptiveness.