{"title":"Predicting covid-19 anxiety in Iranian nurses: the roles of psychological strength and attachment styles to God","authors":"M. Safara, M. Salmabadi, H. Koohestani","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2220107","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The present study aimed to investigate the roles of psychological strength and attachment styles to God in predicting Covid-19 anxiety in Iranian nurses. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 100 nurses in July 2021. The subjects answered the questionnaires of psychological strength, attachment to God, and anxiety of Covid-19. The results showed a negative correlation between psychological strength and Covid-19 anxiety (r = −.894; p < .01) and a negative correlation between secure attachment style and Covid-19 anxiety (r = −.522; p < .01). But the correlation between avoidant attachment styles(r = .387;p < .01) and ambivalent attachment styles(r = .312; p < .01) with Covid-19 anxiety was positive. Also, the coefficient of determination showed that the components of psychological strength and attachment styles to God up to 81% can explain the variance of Covid-19 anxiety. Based on the research results, by investing in attachment styles to God and promoting psychological strength, we can take steps to reduce Covid-19 anxiety in nurses.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"443 - 454"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2220107","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT The present study aimed to investigate the roles of psychological strength and attachment styles to God in predicting Covid-19 anxiety in Iranian nurses. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 100 nurses in July 2021. The subjects answered the questionnaires of psychological strength, attachment to God, and anxiety of Covid-19. The results showed a negative correlation between psychological strength and Covid-19 anxiety (r = −.894; p < .01) and a negative correlation between secure attachment style and Covid-19 anxiety (r = −.522; p < .01). But the correlation between avoidant attachment styles(r = .387;p < .01) and ambivalent attachment styles(r = .312; p < .01) with Covid-19 anxiety was positive. Also, the coefficient of determination showed that the components of psychological strength and attachment styles to God up to 81% can explain the variance of Covid-19 anxiety. Based on the research results, by investing in attachment styles to God and promoting psychological strength, we can take steps to reduce Covid-19 anxiety in nurses.