The relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and self-efficacy among adolescent students: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as its high contagiousness, increased students' anxiety and stress. Anxiety may affect individuals' functioning and undermine their self-efficacy. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and self-efficacy among adolescent students.

Method

This cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted on 306 adolescent students in southern Iran. The research tools were the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale consisting of physical and psychological dimensions of anxiety and the Self-Efficacy Scale composed of three subscales: academic, social, and emotional self-efficacy. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25. Pearson correlation was used to investigate the relationship between C

SUBMITTER: Shahrbabaki PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620552 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature