The relationship between fear of COVID-19 and anxiety in Honduran population

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and anxiety in the Honduran population. This was made through a quantitative methodology, using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). The sample consisted of 595 Honduran respondents, with a mean age of 25.10 years. The results suggest that female participants reported significantly higher scores in fear of COVID-19 and anxiety than men. A linear regression model determined that fear of COVID-19, sex and age were significant predictors of anxiety scores. The overall model had an r2 of 0.325, with fear of COVID-19 accounting for 29.9% of the variance in GAD-7 scores. The resulting model has a large effect size, f 2= 0.48. The results are discussed considering prior research and their psychosocial implications.

Gender and COVID-19 related fear and anxiety: A meta-analysis

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“…Finally, continent was added in the meta-analysis as a potential moderator to assess the moderating effect of different countries. In most studies conducted in North America, females had higher levels of COVID-19 related fear and anxiety than males (Camacho et al, 2020; Grande and Doyle-Baker, 2021 ; García-Reyna et al, 2021 ; Gélinas et al, 2021 ; Landa-Blanco et al, 2021 ; Lee et al, 2020 ; Pérez-Fuentes et al, 2020 ; Ojalehto et al, 2021 ). In addition, studies conducted in Europe, female's COVID-19 related fear and anxiety levels were higher ( Bakioğlu et al, 2020 ; Kaçoğlu et al, 2021 ; Morales-Rodríguez, 2021 ; Orrù et al, 2021 ; Tsipropoulou et al, 2020 ; Ypsilanti et al, 2021 ).…”