Fear of COVID ‐19, stress and depression: a meta‐analytic test of the mediating role of anxiety

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Çikrikci, Ö, Çıkrıkçı, N and Griffiths, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2022. Fear of COVID ‐19, stress and depression: a meta‐analytic test of the mediating role of anxiety. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 95 (4), pp. 853-874. ISSN 2044-8341

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12406

Abstract

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the lives of millions of individuals physiologically, behaviorally, socially, and/or psychologically. Moreover, there is now much empirical evidence that mental health problems have increased during the pandemic period and these problems have various consequences. The changes in the mood states of individuals due to the pandemic underpins the rationale of the present study. The aim of the study was to identify the cross-sectional associations between fear of COVID-19, stress, anxiety, and depression by using two stage-meta-analytic structural equation modeling (TS-MASEM).

Design: This is a meta-analytic structural equation modelling study.

Method: A systematic literature review initially identified 4840 studies. As a result of applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 25 studies comprising 28 samples (reporting 120 effect sizes) were eligible for inclusion in the current TS-MASEM (N = 16,452).

Results: The results showed significant associations between fear of COVID-19, stress, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, the mediation role of anxiety in the association between depression and fear of COVID-19 and stress was explored.

Conclusions: Although the results did not allow for causal inferences regarding depression, they provide insight into the possible consequences of fear of COVID-19 and comorbid problems for clinicians and researchers.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
Creators:	Çikrikci, Ö., Çıkrıkçı, N. and Griffiths, M.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	December 2022
Volume:	95
Number:	4
ISSN:	2044-8341
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/papt.12406 DOI 1551786 Other
Rights:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Çıkrıkçı, Ö., Çıkrıkçı, N., & Griffiths, M. (2022). Fear of COVID ‐19, stress and depression: a meta‐analytic test of the mediating role of anxiety. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 95(4), 853-874, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12406 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	08 Jun 2022 09:28
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2023 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/46422