The Relationship between Cognitive Anxiety and Stress Caused by Covid-19 Virus with Sleep Quality in Public Society

Peyman Hatamian; Seyed Kazem  Rasoulzadeh-Tabatabai; Mohammad Rahdar

doi:10.18502/jzms.v4i2.7071

Peyman Hatamian PhD Student, Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Seyed Kazem Rasoulzadeh-Tabatabai Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Rahdar MA Student, Department of Consulting, School of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jzms.v4i2.7071

Keywords: Anxiety, Stress, Sleep quality, Covid-19

Abstract

Background: Since the Covid-19 virus its initial outbreak has caused many psychological problems for humans, the present study aims to done the relationship between cognitive anxiety and stress caused by Covid-19 virus with sleep quality in public society.

Methods: The present study was a descriptive correlational survey. The statistical population of the study included all the people of the country in 1399 through questionnaires that were placed electronically on popular sites, channels and people messengers, which finally 239 people answered the questionnaires. Research tools include; Alipour et al. Corona cognitive anxiety Questionnaire (2020), Lovibond & Lovibond Stress Questionnaire (1995), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (1989). After electronic collection of questionnaires, the obtained data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Correlation coefficient, and Regression analysis simultaneously.

Results: The results showed that cognitive anxiety and stress caused by Covid-19 have a significant relationship with sleep quality (p value < 0.001), so that both can predict 0.41 changes in sleep quality.

Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that anxiety and stress caused by Covid-19 can predict the quality of sleep.