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Moderating role of compassion in the link between fear of Coronavirus disease and mental health among undergraduate students.
Zhang, Huichun; Jasim, Saade Abdalkareem; Suksatan, Wanich; Hashim Alghazali, Tawfeeq Abdulameer; Doewes, Rumi Iqbal; Jalil, Abduladheem Turki; Patra, Indrajit; Singer, Nermeen; Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E; Marhoon, Haydar Abdulameer; Mustafa, Yasser Fakri; Ramírez-Coronel, Andrés Alexis; Abdollahi, Abbas.
Affiliation
  • Zhang H; Student Work Department of the Party Committee and Student Work Department, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
  • Jasim SA; Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Maarif University College, Al-Anbar-Ramadi, Iraq.
  • Suksatan W; Faculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Hashim Alghazali TA; Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq.
  • Doewes RI; Faculty of Sport, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Kentingan, Surakarta, Indonesia.
  • Jalil AT; Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Hilla, Iraq.
  • Patra I; Independent Researcher, NIT Durgapur, West Bengal, India.
  • Singer N; Media and Children's Culture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Failoc-Rojas VE; Centro de Investigación en Medicina Traslacional, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima, Peru.
  • Marhoon HA; Information and Communication Technology Research Group, Scientific Research Center, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Iraq.
  • Mustafa YF; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
  • Ramírez-Coronel AA; Laboratory of Psychometrics and Ethology and Health and Behavior Research Group, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Ecuador.
  • Abdollahi A; Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.
Front Psychiatry ; 13: 990678, 2022.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36147995
ABSTRACT

Background:

The societal challenges presented by fear related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic may present unique challenges for an individual's mental health. However, the moderating role of compassion in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental health has not been well-studied. The present study aimed to explore the association between fear of COVID-19 and mental health, as well as test the buffering role of compassion in this relationship.

Methods:

The participants in this study were 325 Iranian undergraduate students (228 females), aged 18-25 years, who completed questionnaires posted on social networks via a web-based platform.

Results:

The results showed that fear of COVID-19 was positively related with physical symptoms, social function, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms. The results also showed that compassion was negatively associated with physical symptoms, social function, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms. The interaction-moderation analysis revealed that compassion moderated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subscale of mental health.

Conclusion:

Results highlight the important role of compassion in diminishing the effect of fear of COVID-19 on the mental health (physical symptoms, social function, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms) of undergraduate students.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China