Anxiety over the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Saudi society

Algahny, Ail

doi:10.21608/edusohag.2021.135545

Anxiety over the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Saudi society

Document Type : Original Article

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ail algahny

Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language - Specialization in Educational Psychology University College in Umluj - University of Tabuk Saudi Arabia

10.21608/edusohag.2021.135545

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of concern about the Corona pandemic (Covid-19) in the Saudi society, and its relationship to some demographic variables (gender and age). The study was applied to a sample of (795) ; members, the number of males is (361), a rate of (45.4%) , the number of females is (434) at a rate of (54.6%). In order to examine the hypotheses of the study, the researcher designed a scale to determine the levels of anxiety about the Corona pandemic (Covid 19). The scale has three dimensions the cognitive dimension, the psychological dimension and the behavioral dimension. The stability of the scale reached the Alpha Cronbach factor 0.961, and the results of the study found that the study sample had low anxiety on the overall score of the three dimensions, a moderate degree of anxiety over the psychological dimension, and a low score on the cognitive and behavioral dimensions. The results showed statistically significant differences for the gender variable (male / female) on the anxiety scale From the Corona pandemic (Covid-19) in favor of females, as well as the existence of statistically significant differences in the age variable in favor of the younger age group .

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