The mediating role of religiosity and hope for the effect of self-stigma on psychological well-being among COVID-19 patients

Autor:	Mohammed Alqahtani, Abdalla S Abdelmotelab, Nawal A. Al Eid, Fahmi Hassan Fadhel, Boshra A. Arnout
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Adult Male Religion and Psychology Mediation (statistics) Social stigma Social Stigma Stigma (botany) 050109 social psychology Emotional Adjustment Religiosity Hope 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Humans Spirituality 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Aged SARS-CoV-2 05 social sciences Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Middle Aged Exploratory factor analysis Confirmatory factor analysis Religion Psychological well-being Female Psychology Clinical psychology Social status
Zdroj:	Work. 68:525-541
ISSN:	1875-9270 1051-9815
DOI:	10.3233/wor-203392
Popis:	BACKGROUND: Over the past few months, there has been a significant increase in mortality and morbidity due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Less attention has been paid to stigmatism, psychological well-being, hope, and religiosity, and how these may impact a patient’s recovery. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to detect the difference in religiosity, hope, self-stigma, and psychological well-being (PWB) due to demographic variables (age, education level, social status, and level of income). Additionally, the research sought to test the mediation role of religiosity and hope in the relationship between self-stigma and psychological well-being among COVID-19 patients. METHOD: A random sample of 426 COVID-19 patients answered an online questionnaire that contained four scales (Religiosity, Hope, stigma, and PWB). The data collected from the study participants were analyzed quantitatively by using One-way ANOVA, Exploratory Factor Analysis EFA, Confirmatory Factor Analysis CFA, and Structural Equation Model (IBM SPSS statistics 21, and Amos v.25). RESULTS: The current results showed statistically significant differences due to age in hope and well-being, in favor of the sample members belonging to the age group from 30 years old and over old, while there were no differences in religiosity and stigma due to age. There were no differences due to education level in religiosity, hope, stigma, and well-being. Results showed statistically significant differences in well-being in favor of the married group, while there were no differences in religiosity, hope, and stigma due to social status. Regarding the effect of income level in the study variables, the results showed no differences due to religiosity, hope, stigma, and well-being. Moreover, the findings found that both religiosity and hope play a mediating role. CONCLUSION: Religiosity and hope play a mediating role in the relationship between stigma associated with COVID-19 and psychological well-being. These results indicate several strategies to reduce the adverse effects of the stigma associated with COVID-19 and increase well-being among COVID-19 patients.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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