Loneliness, personality traits, cognitive emotion regulation, and coronavirus anxiety
Loneliness in Covid-19
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https://doi.org/10.22122/cdj.v10i4.692Keywords:
Personality Traits, Emotional Regulation, Loneliness, Coronavirus AnxietyAbstract
BACKGROUND: Loneliness is an emotional state, in which a person experiences a very strong feeling of intimacy and isolation, and in the period of coronavirus outbreak, most people feel lonely; thus, it is important to identify the factors that affect the feeling of loneliness in this period. This study was conducted with the aim to develop a model of loneliness based on personality traits and cognitive emotion regulation with the mediating role of coronavirus anxiety.
METHODS: The present study was a descriptive-correlational study and the statistical population included all citizens of Qom province, Iran, in 2020. Thus, 400 people were selected through case-sampling as a research sample and were asked to complete the UCLA Loneliness Scale, NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), and Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression methods. Moreover, Path analysis was used due to the existence of a mediating variable.
RESULTS: Personality traits, cognitive emotion regulation, and anxiety associated with Australia-virus account for 40% of the variance in feelings of loneliness.
CONCLUSION: These results suggest that patients with viral diseases are mediated in terms of personality traits, cognitive regulation, and loneliness.
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