Psychological Consequences of Fear of COVID-19: Symptom Analysis of Triggered Anxiety and Depression Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults

Isabel Mercader Rubio, Pilar Sánchez-López, Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel () and Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz ()
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Isabel Mercader Rubio: Department of Psychology, Universidad of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Pilar Sánchez-López: Department of Psychology, Universidad of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel: Department of Psychology, Universidad of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz: Department of Psychology, Universidad of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-8

Abstract: Among the innumerable consequences of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 are those of a psychological nature, among which we find fear. For this reason, it is important to carry out research on the fear of contagion and its behavior, especially in the population as a whole, and the consequences that these facts entail. The present study examines the fear of contagion and illness by COVID-19 and its relationship with symptoms of anxiety disorders and depression in a total of 1370 participants aged 16 to 29 years. The results indicate that fear of COVID-19, fear of death from COVID-19 infection, and concern that family members and/or friends will be infected with COVID-19 are predictors of symptoms related to depressive disorder. elderly and social phobia.

Keywords: COVID-19; fear; anxiety; depression; adolescents; young adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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