Pädiatrie und Therapeutik
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Abstrakt

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on a Sample of Young People in Arab Society

Abdelnaser Amer, Shewikar Farrag*

Objective: The present study aimed to (1) determine the effect of COVID-19 on the psychological status of a sample of the Arab population that might be presented in terms of fear, anxiety, depression, and loneliness (2) examine disease association with demographic variables; and (3) to explore the contribution of fear of covid-19 for prediction of the depression and anxiety among the study sample.

Methodology: The study included a sample of 303 individuals, 115(38%) of them were males and 188 (62%) were females. The researchers developed a questionnaire to explore the various types of psychological problems experienced by those individuals, included 15 psychological problems (α= 0.92).

Results and statistical analysis: Data were analyzed using Descriptive statistics and bootstrap T, r, and simple regression. In total,72%  of respondents reported moderate to high fear of covid-19, 52.2% reported moderate to high psychological stresses, 54.1% reported moderate to high boredom and distress, 39.6% moderate to high frustration, and 49.6% moderate to high loneliness, 83.5% reported moderate to high family anxiety. The study revealed that there were significant differences between males and females in the majority of psychological problems. In females, the majority of problems; were negative correlations between age and fear of COVID-19, which contributed to the prediction of depression and anxiety.

Conclusion: The findings would need to be verified in large and different populations in Arab society.