The effect of attachment to God on existential anxiety and spiritual health in those who have recovered from Covid-19

Identifying and examining the psychological variables and religious beliefs effective in the behaviors after being infected with covid-19 is a fundamental step in designing behavioral interventions with the aim of less harm in the post-corona era. The aim of the present study was the effect of attachment to God on existential anxiety and spiritual health in those who have recovered from Covid-19.

The current research is descriptive of the correlation type. The research population was those who recovered from covid-19 in 2020-2021 and among them 185 people were selected using available sampling method. Data collection tools were demographic questions, Polotzin and Ellison (1982) Spiritual Health Questionnaire, Beck and Macdonald (2004) God Attachment Questionnaire, and Hasti Godogood (1974) Anxiety Questionnaire. Structural equation model and AMOS version 24 software were used for their analysis.

The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between attachment to God and spiritual health in those who have recovered from Covid-19, and there is an inverse and significant relationship between attachment to God and existential anxiety. The effect of attachment to God on spiritual health was 0.31 and on anxiety was -0.26 (p<0.01).

The results show that the increase in attachment to God in those who have recovered from Covid-19 leads to an increase in the level of spiritual health and a decrease in existential anxiety.