Comparison of Corona Disease Anxiety in People with High and Low Job Hardiness

Document Type : Original Research

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Psychology Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: Cases of coronavirus and mortality caused by the virus are increasing rapidly. These emergencies in addition to threatening human physical health, have affected mental health. Given the importance of mental health in predicting physical function, this study aimed to investigate and compare the corona disease anxiety among police officers with different job hardiness in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Methods: This research was a causal-comparative study. The statistical population of the research was 500 police officers in Sari city, Iran. Two hundred and twenty-one of the subjects were selected by available sampling. The Corona Disease Anxiety Questionnaires (CDAS) with 18 items and Job Hardiness Questionnaires (JHQ) with 17 items were used in the data collection process. Data were analyzed using t-test with two independent samples in SPSS 24 software.
Results: There is a significant difference between the corona disease anxiety in two groups with high and low job hardiness which is equal to 5.04 (P<0/05). As a result, the mean difference between the two groups is significant.
Conclusion: According to the results, coronavirus anxiety is generally lower in people with high job hardiness than in people with low job hardiness. To put it differently, the more or even stronger the job hardiness in people, the less corona anxiety will be experienced. Therefore, training courses are suggested to strengthen and improve the psychological and professional hardiness of police officers.

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Journal of Military Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 10 - Serial Number 107
January and February 2022
Pages 775-782

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