The predicting anxiety coronavirus based on personality traits, psychological distress and attachment styles in adolescents

shima.enayati¹ Mohamad narimani²

1) PhD student in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
2) Corresponding Author, Professor of Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

IOI Code : XDFZ-FDDKF
Publication : Psychotherapy(psthir.ir)
Abstract :
    The purpose of this study was to study predicting anxiety coronavirus based on personality traits, psychological distress and attachment styles in adolescents. The quantitative- correlation method was used. The statistical population consists of all the female high school in Tehran city in year academic 2020-2021. In this study, according to convenience sampling method (online), 150 adolescent by formula Plant of Tabachnick and et al (2007) were selected as samples and they were asked to fill revised Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) of Alipour and et al (2020), the revised NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI-R) of Costa & McCrae (2008), Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) of Kessler and et al (2003) and adult attachment scale (AAS) of Collins & Read (1990). The data were analyzed by tests of Pearson correlation and multivariate regression. Findings showed that was significant correlation between personality traits, psychological distress and attachment styles with anxiety coronavirus (P<0/01). Regression analyses also revealed that %75/3 of variance of anxiety coronavirus was explained by personality traits, psychological distress and attachment styles. This study confirmed the significant contribution of personality traits, psychological distress and attachment styles on anxiety coronavirus.

Keywords : anxiety coronavirus personality traits psychological distress and attachment styles