Health-Related Concerns, Excessive Worries, Obsessed Tendencies, and Covid-19 Anxiety Among Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Adults during the pandemic

Authors

  • Qasir Abbas Government College University Faisalabad
  • Mafia Shahzadi
  • Saba Ehsan
  • Maryam Shahzadi
  • Razma Mazhar

Keywords:

Health-related Concerns, excessive worries, obsessed tendencies, coronavirus anxiety, Vaccination era

Abstract

The current study investigates the impact of vaccination on health-related concerns (HRC), excessive worries, obsessed tendencies, and COVID-19 anxiety (COA) during the vaccination era. This cross-sectional research was conducted in Pakistan from November 2020 to October 2021. The sample was collected through online/internet resources through a convenience sampling method. We administered the measures that explore the concerns and association with COVID-19, such as Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI), Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), and Generalized Anxiety Disorders Scale (GAD). Independent sample t-test statistics and mediation analysis were used to explore the findings. We targeted 634 respondents, and 365 met the inclusion criteria. Participants. Results indicate a significant difference was found on HRA (p<.001), OBS (p<.001), CMS (p<.001), GAD (p<.001), and COA (p<.001) between vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals. Furthermore, the finding indicates HRA significantly predicts COA (p<.001); whereas GAD and OCD significantly positively associate with HRC and substantially correlate with COA (p<.001). It is concluded that HRC, OCD, GAD, and COA were lower in vaccinated individuals and higher in non-vaccinated individuals. HRA positively relates to OCD and GAD, while OCD and GAD positively mediate between HRC and COA.

References

For the review peer process, list peer review is given below,

Dr. Muhammad Umar Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, G. C. University Faislabad email: umarkhan@gcuf.edu.pk

Dr. Khawer Bilal Baig, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Bahria University, Lahore Campus, email: kb_baig@yahoo.com

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Published

2023-03-26

How to Cite

Abbas, Q., Shahzadi, M., Ehsan, S., Shahzadi, M., & Mazhar, R. (2023). Health-Related Concerns, Excessive Worries, Obsessed Tendencies, and Covid-19 Anxiety Among Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Adults during the pandemic. Pakistan Journal of Psychology, 53(1). Retrieved from https://pjpku.com/index.php/pjp/article/view/178

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