Fear of COVID-19 and Positivity: Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

Fuad Bakioğlu, Ozan Korkmaz, Hülya Ercan, Fuad Bakioğlu, Ozan Korkmaz, Hülya Ercan

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty, depression, anxiety, and stress in the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and positivity. The participants consisted of 960 individuals, including 663 females (69.1%) and 297 males (30.9%). The age of the participants ranged between 18 and 76 (29.74 ± 9.64). As a result of the correlation analysis, a positive relationship was found between fear of COVID-19 and intolerance of uncertainty, depression, anxiety, and stress, and a negative relationship was determined between the fear of COVID-19 and positivity. The result of the analysis for the study model indicated that there was a mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty, depression, anxiety, and stress in the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and positivity. Eliminating uncertainty from the fear of COVID-19 will contribute to reducing depression, anxiety and stress, and increasing positivity.

Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Fear of COVID-19; Intolerance of uncertainty; Positivity; Stress.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of InterestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Sources of funding are acknowledged.

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The hypothesized structural model
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Mediation model of the relationships between the research variables

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