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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Fear of COVID-19 in the Pakistani General Population

    Hassan Waseem

    MY University

    Claudio Longobardi

    University of Turin, Italy

    Rameesha Abid

    University of Sialkot

    Matteo Angelo Fabris

    University of Turin, Italy

    Michele Settanni

    University of Turin, Italy

With the spread of the coronavirus 19 pandemic, many people around the world have developed high levels of Covid-19 anxiety, which has serious implications for psychological and social adjustment. The aim of this study was to increase knowledge about the level of fear of Covid-19 and associated sociodemographic factors in the general Pakistani population. Respondents included 456 Pakistani adults (62.8% women) completed a self-report questionnaire that included the sociodemographic factors of the Fear of Covid-19 scale. The data showed a significant association between high levels of Fear of Covid-19 and female gender, low educational level, and low socioeconomic status. This result suggests that Covid-19 anxiety is relatively high in Pakistan and generally higher than in other countries (although direct comparison is difficult because of differences in sample composition and data collection period). Finally, anxiety should be monitored in the general population and intervention and prevention strategies should target vulnerable populations.

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APA-7 Style
Waseem, H., Longobardi, C., Abid, R., Fabris, M.A., Settanni, M. (2023). Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Fear of COVID-19 in the Pakistani General Population
. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 38(4), 593-602. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.4.34

ACS Style
Waseem, H.; Longobardi, C.; Abid, R.; Fabris, M.A.; Settanni, M. Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Fear of COVID-19 in the Pakistani General Population
. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2023, 38, 593-602. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.4.34

AMA Style
Waseem H, Longobardi C, Abid R, Fabris MA, Settanni M. Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Fear of COVID-19 in the Pakistani General Population
. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2023; 38(4): 593-602. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.4.34

Chicago/Turabian Style
Waseem, Hassan, Claudio Longobardi, Rameesha Abid, Matteo Angelo Fabris, and Michele Settanni. 2023. "Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Fear of COVID-19 in the Pakistani General Population
" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 38, no. 4: 593-602. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.4.34