A serial model of the interrelationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of COVID-19, and psychological distress among teachers in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhanunni, Anita
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Tyrone B
dc.contributor.authorStiegler, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorBouchard, Jean-Pierre
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T12:56:21Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T12:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe current study examined the serial relationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and psychological distress among schoolteachers. Participants were South African school teachers (N = 355) who completed the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Questionnaire, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Centre for Epidemiological Depression Scale. A path analysis confirmed that teachers who appraised themselves as more susceptible to disease experienced heightened levels of fear of COVID-19, which led to heightened levels of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness. Specifically, germ aversion and perceived infectability were separately associated with heightened fear of COVID-19, which in turn was associated with heightened anxiety. This serial relationship was associated with heightened levels of hopelessness and depression. The current study extends research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among a distinct subgroup of the population.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPadmanabhanunni A, Pretorius TB, Stiegler N, Bouchard J-Pierre, A Serial Model of the Interrelationship Between Perceived Vulnerability to Disease, Fear of COVID-19, and Psychological Distress Among Teachers in South Africa,Annalesm ́edico-psychologiques(2021), doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2021.11.007en_US
dc.identifier.issn00034487
dc.identifier.otherdoi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2021.11.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7062
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectFear of COVID-19en_US
dc.subjectGerm aversionen_US
dc.subjectPerceived vulnerability to diseaseen_US
dc.subjectTeachersen_US
dc.titleA serial model of the interrelationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of COVID-19, and psychological distress among teachers in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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