Covid-19 Anxiety in Students: The Predictive Role of Mindfulness and Spiritual Experiences
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 8 No. SI (2022),
23 Mehr 2022
,
Page 75-87
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v8iSI.37763
Abstract
Background and Objective: Identifying the factors affecting covid-19 anxiety and coping strategies can help reduce it. Therefore, the present study was conducted to examine the role of mindfulness and spiritual experiences in predicting covid-19 anxiety in students.
Methods: This is descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of the study included all male and female undergraduate students of Farhangian University of Qazvin in the academic year 2020-2021, out of whom 269 were selected by convenience sampling method. The participants completed Chadwick et al.’s Mindfulness Questionnaire, Andrew's Spiritual Experiences Questionnaire and Alipour et al.’s Covid-19 Fear and Anxiety Questionnaire. Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and the authors of the article reported no conflict of interests.
Results: The results showed a direct and significant relationship between mindfulness (r=-5.541) and spiritual experiences (r=-0.605) and covid-19 anxiety (P<0.01). The results also showed that the components of mindfulness explain 30.6% and the components of spiritual experiences explain 37.5% of the variance in covid-19 anxiety.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is recommended to develop and promote certain programs for strengthening mindfulness and spiritual experiences to reduce covid-19 anxiety in students.
- Covid-19 Anxiety; Mindfulness; Spiritual experiences; Students
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