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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2021.12.7.337

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

Shin, Sun-Hwa (College of Nursing, Sahmyook University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.12, no.7, 2021 , pp. 337-347 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
COVID-19; Fear; Prevention; Mental health; Sleep;
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