Relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and fear of death: the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty among a Turkish sample.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Bulut, Meryem Berrin
Abstract	The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the salience of death in our lives. The aim of this study is to uncover potential mechanisms underlying fear of death during the pandemic. A sample of 478 volunteers (312 females and 166 males) aged 18 years and older participated voluntarily in this study. Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, Multidimensional Mortality Awareness Measure, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, and Personal Information Form were used for data collection. The mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty in the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and fear of death was determined using the bootstrapping method. COVID-19 anxiety was associated with increased intolerance of uncertainty, and fear of death. Intolerance of uncertainty was associated with increased fear of death. Furthermore, intolerance of uncertainty partially mediated the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and fear of death. Results suggest that intolerance of uncertainty is a critical variable in the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and fear of death. The current research adds to our knowledge of fear of death by investigating COVID-19 anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty. Additionally, this study underlies and contributes to the consideration of psychological health of individuals during the pandemic process. The results are discussed within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN	10461310
Journal	Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.j.)
Volume Number	42
PubMed Central reference number	PMC9159776
Issue Number	10
PubMed reference number	35669217
e-ISSN	19364733
DOI	10.1007/s12144-022-03281-x
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2022-06-02
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022
Subject Keyword	COVID-19 COVID-19 anxiety Intolerance of uncertainty Death Fear of death Mediate
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Psychology