Have the effects of Covid-19 been overcome? Levels of Covid-19 fear, Covid-19 anxiety and hopelessness in young adolescents: A structural equation modeling.

Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9431738 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1744-6171 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10736077 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs

Publication: Oxford : Wiley
Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Nursecom, Inc., c1994-

COVID-19*/epidemiology; Humans ; Female ; Adolescent ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Latent Class Analysis ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Anxiety/psychology ; Fear

Objective: This research aimed to determine the level of fear, anxiety, and hopelessness of Covid-19 in young adolescents' post Covid-19 period.
Design and Samples: Young adolescents in the 17-24 age group were included in this study, which was conducted in a descriptive-cross-sectional design.
Measurements: Sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire form and Coronavirus (Covid-19) Fear Scale, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, and Beck Hopelessness Scale were used to collect data.
Results: 90.8% of the participants had been vaccinated, 26.9% had previously caught in Covid-19, and 10.3% of those who had been caught in the disease had a severe course. 10.7% of young adolescents had to take medicines, 56.4% had a family history of Covid-19, and 18.7% had lost a relative as a result of Covid-19, was found. The level of fear, anxiety and hopelessness was higher among women, first-grade students, those who did not receive the Covid-19 vaccine, those who have caught in Covid-19 before, and those who have lost a family due to Covid-19.
Conclusion: It is thought that the increase in the awareness level of young adolescents about Covid-19 improves preventive health behaviors and enables the development of positive behaviors related to the disease.
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Keywords: Anxiety; Covid-19; Fear; Hopelessness; Nursing; Young adolescent

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