The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Infection and Anxiety on Loneliness: Moderated Mediation Effects of Gratitude

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Seong-Eun Jeon Seunghyong Ryu Ju-Yeon Lee Jae-Min Kim Sung-Wan Kim Young-Shin Kang
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제20권 제9호, 870~879쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.09.30

영문 초록

Objective This study was conducted to identify factors related to loneliness during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pan-demic and focused on how the fear of COVID-19 infection affects loneliness and the conditional effect of gratitude as a moderator in the relationship among the fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and loneliness. Methods For the analysis of this study, a survey was conducted among 1,500 individuals aged 19 to 69 years living in three metropolitan areas in South Korea. Questionnaires included sociodemographic data, psychological experience and stress associated with COVID-19, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale–7, UCLA Loneliness Scale–3, and Gratitude Questionnaire–6. An analysis was conducted by apply-ing SPSS PROCESS macro models 4 and 7. Results First, anxiety mediated the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 infection and loneliness. Second, the effect of the fear of COVID-19 infection on loneliness through anxiety was moderated by gratitude. The higher the gratitude, the more the fear of COVID-19 infection is buffered in the path to anxiety, and the lower the indirect effect on loneliness. Conclusion This suggests that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, interventions for psychological problems such as anxiety and loneliness can be carried out through gratitude, a significant protective variable.

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COVID-19 Fear Anxiety Loneliness Gratitude