Background and Objectives: It is predicted that the negative effects of the novel coronavirus dis... more Background and Objectives: It is predicted that the negative effects of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will continue. These negative effects are not limited to psychological problems. Serious physiological and economic problems have also been observed. It is important to develop and standardize appropriate tools to assess its different effects. This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) in Iranian samples. Methods: In this study, participants were people aged 18-60 years in Iran from March to May 2022, who were selected by a convenience sampling method. In order to evaluate the convergent and discriminant validity, the second version of the acceptance and action questionnaire, the brief version of the difficulty in emotion regulation scale, and the fear of COVID‐19 scale were used. The factor structure of the questionnaire was examined by confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was examined using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the test-retest method. The data were analyzed in SPSS version 25 and LISREL version 8.8. Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four-factor structure the Persian C19P-S. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the whole scale was 0.90; for the subscales of psychological, psychological, economic and social factors, it was 0.87, 0.88, 0.89, and 0.91, respectively. In addition, the test-retest reliability with a four-week interval for the whole scale was 0.86; for the subscales of psychological, psychological, economic and social factors, it was 0.83, 0.79, 0.82, and 0.88, respectively. The correlation coefficients indicated the favorable convergent and discriminant validity of the Persian C19P-S (P<0.001). Conclusion: The Persian C19P-S is a reliable and valid scale for measuring coronaphobia in Iranian samp
Since dermatologic diseases are highly prevalent in the society and bring about numerous mental c... more Since dermatologic diseases are highly prevalent in the society and bring about numerous mental consequences, the present study was carried out in order to compare personality dimensions, coping strategies, and mood states among patients with dermatologic diseases and healthy individuals. In so doing, a causal method was used, and the statistical population included all men and women with dermatologic diseases who referred to skin clinics in Gilan Province in 2015. A convenience sampling method was employed to select 30 patients as the study sample. In addition, for the comparison group 30 normal individuals were also chosen from among the patients’ family members. The participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the HEXACO Personality Inventory, Billings and Moos Coping Checklist, and BRAUMS mood States Questionnaire. To analyze the data, MANOVA was employed. The results of the present study indicated that there was no difference between the patients and healthy individuals in terms of personality dimensions. However, there was a difference between their emotion-focused coping sub-components and sub-components of stress coping strategies. No difference was not observed in subcomponents of problem-focused coping strategies. Moreover, there was a difference between the patients and health individuals in terms of the subcomponents of tension, depression, fatigue, and anger. Because mental problems are associated with dermatologic diseases, it is better to simultaneously employ psychological and physical medicines in order to treat dermatologic patients as soon as possible
Background and Objectives: It is predicted that the negative effects of the novel coronavirus dis... more Background and Objectives: It is predicted that the negative effects of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will continue. These negative effects are not limited to psychological problems. Serious physiological and economic problems have also been observed. It is important to develop and standardize appropriate tools to assess its different effects. This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) in Iranian samples. Methods: In this study, participants were people aged 18-60 years in Iran from March to May 2022, who were selected by a convenience sampling method. In order to evaluate the convergent and discriminant validity, the second version of the acceptance and action questionnaire, the brief version of the difficulty in emotion regulation scale, and the fear of COVID‐19 scale were used. The factor structure of the questionnaire was examined by confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was examined using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the test-retest method. The data were analyzed in SPSS version 25 and LISREL version 8.8. Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four-factor structure the Persian C19P-S. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the whole scale was 0.90; for the subscales of psychological, psychological, economic and social factors, it was 0.87, 0.88, 0.89, and 0.91, respectively. In addition, the test-retest reliability with a four-week interval for the whole scale was 0.86; for the subscales of psychological, psychological, economic and social factors, it was 0.83, 0.79, 0.82, and 0.88, respectively. The correlation coefficients indicated the favorable convergent and discriminant validity of the Persian C19P-S (P<0.001). Conclusion: The Persian C19P-S is a reliable and valid scale for measuring coronaphobia in Iranian samp
Since dermatologic diseases are highly prevalent in the society and bring about numerous mental c... more Since dermatologic diseases are highly prevalent in the society and bring about numerous mental consequences, the present study was carried out in order to compare personality dimensions, coping strategies, and mood states among patients with dermatologic diseases and healthy individuals. In so doing, a causal method was used, and the statistical population included all men and women with dermatologic diseases who referred to skin clinics in Gilan Province in 2015. A convenience sampling method was employed to select 30 patients as the study sample. In addition, for the comparison group 30 normal individuals were also chosen from among the patients’ family members. The participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the HEXACO Personality Inventory, Billings and Moos Coping Checklist, and BRAUMS mood States Questionnaire. To analyze the data, MANOVA was employed. The results of the present study indicated that there was no difference between the patients and healthy individuals in terms of personality dimensions. However, there was a difference between their emotion-focused coping sub-components and sub-components of stress coping strategies. No difference was not observed in subcomponents of problem-focused coping strategies. Moreover, there was a difference between the patients and health individuals in terms of the subcomponents of tension, depression, fatigue, and anger. Because mental problems are associated with dermatologic diseases, it is better to simultaneously employ psychological and physical medicines in order to treat dermatologic patients as soon as possible
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