| Autor: |
Qaisar Khalid Mahmood, Malik Muhammad Sohail, Waheed Ahmad Qureshi, Rubeena Zakar, Kamil J. Wrona, Florian Fischer |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Psychology, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2050-7283 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40359-022-00869-7 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has posed multiple challenges to healthcare systems. Evidence suggests that mental well-being is badly affected due to compliance with preventative measures in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to explore the role of positive mental health (subjective sense of wellbeing) to cope with fears related to COVID-19 and general anxiety disorder in the Pashtun community in Pakistan. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 501 respondents from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participating in an online-based study. We performed correlational analysis, hierarchical linear regression and structural equational modeling (SEM) to analyze the role of mental health in reducing fears and general anxiety disorder. Results The results of the SEM show that positive mental health has direct effects in reducing the fear related to COVID-19 (β = − 0.244, p |
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