IMPACT OF COVID-19 FEAR ON MENTAL WELLBEING: SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AND OPTIMISM AS MULTIPLE MEDIATORS

• Authors: Satici Seydi Ahmet , Okur Sinan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this research is to investigate the mediating effects of social connectedness and optimism in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental wellbeing. The sample consisted of 826 individuals (57.7% females, Mage = 23.97, SD = 7.65). The participants completed four scales measuring mental wellbeing, fear of COVID-19, social connectedness, and optimism. The correlation analysis results showed that mental wellbeing, social connectedness, and optimism were negatively related to fear of COVID-19. Additionally, structural equation modelling revealed that social connectedness and optimism mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental wellbeing. Findings expanded our understanding of the association among COVID-19 fear, social connectedness, optimism, and mental wellbeing during the pandemic.

Keywords

EN

MENTAL WELLBEING; COVID-19 FEAR; SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 165-177

Contributors

author

Satici Seydi Ahmet

• Department of Educational Sciences, National Defence University, Air Force Academy, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2871-8589

author

Okur Sinan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-5907

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2023.02.873