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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastian Schmidt, Christoph Benke, Christiane A. Pane-Farre
Summary: The study found that higher levels of perceived threat of COVID-19 were associated with a decrease in purchasing frequency and an increase in purchasing quantity. Additionally, higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty and greater media exposure were positively correlated with perceived threat of COVID-19 and an increase in purchasing quantity.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Marianna de Abreu Costa, Christian Haag Kristensen, Carolina Blaya Dreher, Gisele Gus Manfro, Giovanni Abrahao Salum
Summary: This study investigated the changes in COVID-19 anxiety and its dimensions over a period of 16 months in a sample of individuals suffering from mental distress in Brazil. The results showed that pandemic anxiety decreased over time, and concerns about others being infected were more significant than the fear of personal infection.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Gaetan Mertens, Paul Lodder, Tom Smeets, Stefanie Duijndam
Summary: This study examines the development of fear during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies predictors of chronic fear. The findings show a steady decrease in fear since April 2020. Region, anxious traits, gender, risks for loved ones, general health, and media use were all predictors of increased fear.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ping Hu, Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman, Mohammad Mainul Hossain, Shaharin Akter
Summary: This study examined the impact of fear of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behavioral intention to purchase green products. The results revealed that this fear significantly influences health concerns, social media information, intolerance of uncertainty, and personal relevance, which in turn affect the intention to purchase green products. The findings highlight the importance of understanding the fluctuation in green product purchase behavior due to the ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Madeline F. Y. Han, Rathi Mahendran, Junhong Yu
Summary: This study found that fear of COVID-19 among older adults may be associated with psychological factors such as anxiety, depressive symptoms, risk perception, and age. The results demonstrated that fear of COVID-19 in older adults could be a projection of pre-existing affective symptoms and exaggerated risk perceptions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tianshu Zhou, Yuchang Bao, Danfeng Guo, Yunpeng Bai, Ruizhe Wang, Xinyue Cao, Hebin Li, Yidi Hua
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty, fear of COVID-19, depression, and future career anxiety among Chinese university students. The findings suggest a positive association between intolerance of uncertainty and future career anxiety, with fear of COVID-19 and depression playing a mediating role.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Gaetan Mertens, Stefanie Duijndam, Tom Smeets, Paul Lodder
Summary: The study found that fear of COVID-19 can be best classified into four clusters: fear of health-related consequences, fear of supplies shortages and xenophobia, fear about socio-economic consequences, and symptoms of fear (e.g., compulsions, nightmares). A central cluster of items centered on fear of health likely represents the core of fear of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Carter J. Funkhouser, David M. Klemballa, Stewart A. Shankman
Summary: This article discusses the impact of threat reactivity on changes in psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic and introduces several related models and mechanisms.
BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Xue Wu, Nabi Nazari, Mark D. Griffiths
Summary: The study found that fear and anxiety generated by COVID-19 predicted cyberchondria, with intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity mediating this relationship. Female participants obtained significantly higher scores in cyberchondria, COVID-19 anxiety, and anxiety sensitivity compared to male participants.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
I Buneviciene, R. Bunevicius, S. Bagdonas, A. Bunevicius
Summary: The study in Lithuania found that 37% of participants were losing interest in COVID-19 news, 32% had started avoiding such news, and 26% had stopped following news about COVID-19. Factors associated with decreasing interest and avoidance of COVID-19 news included younger age, greater post-traumatic stress symptoms, less fear of COVID-19, and less frequent use of healthcare professionals for COVID-19 information.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Radica Zivkovic Zaric, Milan Zaric, Petar Canovic, Slobodan Jankovic, Milorad Stojadinovic, Nenad Zornic, Jelena Nesic, Marko Spasic, Dalibor Jovanovic, Martina Jug, Stefan Jakovljevic, Ana Pejcic
Summary: This study aimed to validate and translate the Serbian version of the Fear of COVID-19 scale and explore its psychometric properties. Through testing on 256 subjects, the validated scale can be applied in Serbia.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Dinesh Prasad Sahu, Somen Kumar Pradhan, Durgesh Prasad Sahoo, Suravi Patra, Arvind Kumar Singh, Binod Kumar Patro
Summary: This study investigated the fear and anxiety levels related to COVID-19 among people seeking COVID-19 screening in India, revealing that 20.4% of respondents experienced COVID-19 related anxiety, with an average fear score of 17.87. Females, middle-aged individuals, housewives, those with lower education levels, symptomatic individuals, those with comorbidities, and people under institutional quarantine were found to experience more fear.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
G. F. Giesbrecht, L. Rojas, S. Patel, V Kuret, A. L. MacKinnon, L. Tomfohr-Madsen, C. Lebel
Summary: The study found that fear of COVID-19 during pregnancy is associated with food insecurity, ethnicity, geographic location, history of anxiety prior to pregnancy, chronic health condition, pre-pregnancy BMI, parity, and stage of pregnancy at enrollment. Higher fear of COVID-19 is linked to increased risk of depression and anxiety, as well as reduced infant birthweight and gestational age.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Xiaowen Wang, Min Li, Qiong Shi, Hongchen Ji, Shengnan Kong, Lei Zhu, Hong-Mei Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress of patients with advanced melanoma during the COVID-19 outbreak and found that fear of progression (FoP), anxiety, and depression persisted among these patients. Additionally, the levels of FoP, anxiety, and depression were positively correlated. Illness duration, cancer stage, and disease progression were identified as independent predictors for FoP, anxiety, or depression.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Business
Abira Reizer, Bella L. Galperin, Meena Chavan, Abhishek Behl, Vijay Pereira
Summary: After the COVID-19 pandemic began, organizations had to shift to online remote work, leading to an increase in workplace withdrawal behaviors such as cyberloafing. Our study found a significant relationship between fear of COVID-19 and intolerance for uncertainty with cyberloafing, with distress mediating this relationship. To reduce cyberloafing, organizations should take measures to decrease fear and uncertainty, thereby reducing distress.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2022)