The Effect of Consciousness Field on Anxiety Due to the Prevalence of Covid-19 Disease with Emphasis on Scientology
Akhlāq-i zīstī,
Vol. 11 No. 1 (1400),
2 November 2021
,
Page 227-241
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v11i1.36082
Abstract
Background and Aim: Being in the field of consciousness is one of the ways to live in peace and health. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of consciousness field on anxiety due to the prevalence of Covid-19.
Materials and Methods: The research design was experimental and a two-group post-test design. The samples consisted of two groups consisting of each group of 50 people out of 1500 people who were affected or not affected by the consciousness field in Isfahan province in 1399 AH, were randomly selected. Beck 21-item anxiety test was used to measure the two groups and the research data were analyzed by independent t-test using SPSS software.
Ethical Considerations: Information about the reasons for the research, confidentiality and how the research was conducted was given to the individuals and the participation was done with informed consent.
Findings: The results of this study showed the effect of consciousness field on anxiety and those who were exposed to consciousness had a lower mean in the overall score of anxiety. In addition, the significance of t-test showed a significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion: findings indicated a significant difference between the control group and the experimental group that the analysis of the results showed a lower level of anxiety among those who were affected by the field of consciousness. This indicates the importance of developing research and the use of complementary therapies in this area.
Please cite this article as: Jalali Jalalabadi M, Khajegir AR, Fahim M, Vaezi SH. The Effect of Consciousness Field on Anxiety Due to the Prevalence of Covid-19 Disease with Emphasis on Scientology. Bioethics Journal, Special Issue on Ethical & Legal Reflections 2021; 227-241.
- Anxiety; the Field of Consciousness; Diseases; Covid-19
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