The New Corona Virus (Covid-19): Beliefs about it and attitudes toward the patient with it in different samples from the Egyptian people: a psychometric study

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PhD in educational psychology and learning difficulties Faculty of Education - Suez Canal University - Egypt Assistant Professor of Learning Disabilities College of Education - Jazan University "previously" - Saudi Arabia

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The current study aimed to know the beliefs of different samples of the Egyptian people about the new Corona virus "Covid-19" and their attitudes towards the patient with it, in light of some demographic variables represented in (gender, age, and place of residence). The study was conducted on a sample of (1500) individuals of both sexes of varying age groups and different educational levels, and from the countryside and urban areas throughout the Arab Republic of Egypt. By applying the two standards of beliefs about the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), and the attitudes towards the infected patient, prepared by the researcher. This procedure resulted in obtaining indicators that reflect a clear improvement in the beliefs related to the emerging covid virus-19 (Covid-19) among the study sample individuals, and a similar improvement in attitudes towards the infected patient, and the results also revealed a statistically significant difference between Members of the Egyptian people have beliefs about the new Corona virus (Covid-19) and attitudes toward the infected patient are due to: gender for the benefit of men, and age for the benefit of the elderly. Finally, the results showed that there were no statistically significant differences among the Egyptian people in the beliefs about the new Corona virus "Covid-19" and the attitudes towards the infected patient are due to the place of residence.

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المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج
Volume 75, Issue 75 - Serial Number 75
مناهج وطرق التدریس ( اللغة العربیة- الإنجلیزیة – الفرنسیة – الریاضیات – العلوم- الفنون- الاقتصاد المنزلی- التجاری ... )
July 2020
Pages 1101-1135

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  • Receive Date: 23 April 2020
  • Revise Date: 03 May 2020
  • Accept Date: 23 May 2020

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