Barkhordari F, Banisi P, Barimnejad L, Haghani S, Delfal Azari G. The Role of Personality Characteristics in Predicting Corona Anxiety in Vaccinated People. IJRN 2024; 11 (1) : 5
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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Membership of Health and Industry Research Center, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
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Introduction: The coronavirus caused much anxiety, and it seems that personality characteristics play an influential role in anxiety. As a result, this study aimed to determine the role of personality characteristics in predicting corona anxiety in vaccinated people.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional correlational study. The research population was vaccinated people referred to the Payambar Azam Complex vaccination center of the Islamic Azad University of West Tehran Branch in the autumn of 2021. In this research, among the people receiving the second dose of the Corona vaccine based on G Power software, 400 people were selected by simple random sampling method. Data were collected using demographic information form, corona anxiety scale, and personality characteristics inventory. The data were then analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with an enter model in SPSS-26 software.
Results: The findings showed that neuroticism and extroversion had a positive and significant relationship with Corona anxiety in vaccinated people, and agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness had a negative and significant relationship with Corona anxiety in them (P<0.01). Also, the personality characteristics significantly predicted 39.4% of the changes in Corona anxiety in vaccinated people (P<0.001).
Conclusion: This study's results highlight the practical implications of understanding the role of personality characteristics in predicting Coronavirus anxiety in vaccinated individuals. This knowledge empowers us to plan and implement targeted interventions to reduce Coronavirus anxiety based on individual personality traits.
Article number: 5
Type of Study:
Research |
Subject:
Psychology in Rehabilitation Nursing Received: 2022/12/15 | Accepted: 2023/02/24 | Published: 2024/11/24