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Mediating Effects of Mental Health and Sleep Problems in the Relationship between Fears of COVID-19 and Preventive Practices

코로나19 두려움과 예방실천 간의 관계에서 정신건강과 수면 문제의 매개효과

  • Received : 2021.04.06
  • Accepted : 2021.07.20
  • Published : 2021.07.28
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Abstract

This study sought to determine whether there were mediating effects on both mental health and sleep problems as induced by COVID-19 fears and its effects on preventive practices. The participants were 310 adults living in the Seoul/Gyeonggi Province. For data collection, an online survey was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using PROCESS Macro (Model 6) to validate the dual mediating effects. This study analyzed the direct effects of COVID-19 fears on the mental health problems, sleep problems and preventive practices. Both mental health and sleep problems had dual mediating effects in the influence of COVID-19 fears on preventive practices. Preventive practice has shown that the mediated effects of mental health problems play a strong role in instances when COVID-19 fears increase.

본 연구의 목적은 코로나19 두려움이 예방실천에 영향을 미치는지 살펴보고, 정신건강 문제와 수면 문제의 이중 매개효과를 확인하는 것이다. 연구대상자는 수도권에 거주하는 310명의 성인이었다. 자료수집은 코로나19 두려움, 정신건강 문제, 수면 문제 및 예방실천을 평가하는 설문지를 사용하여 온라인 설문조사를 수행하였다. 수집된 데이터는 이중 매개효과를 검증하기 위해 PROCESS Macro (Model 6)를 사용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과, 코로나19 두려움이 정신건강 문제, 수면 문제 및 예방실천에 직접적인 영향을 미쳤다. 또한 코로나19 두려움이 예방실천에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 정신건강 문제와 수면 문제는 이중 매개효과가 있었다. 코로나19 예방실천은 두려움이 증가할 때 정신건강 문제를 통한 매개효과가 가장 강하게 작용하였다. 따라서 코로나19 확산으로 인해 두려움이 증가할 때 정신건강과 수면 문제가 발생하지 않도록 적극적인 관리를 수행하는 것이 코로나19 예방실천을 향상시킬 수 있다.

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