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The Fear of COVID-19 and Flourishing: Assessing the Mediating Role of Sense of Control in International Students.

The present study investigates the mediating role of sense of control in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. A cross-sectional study design was employed and a total of 368 international students studying in Turkey consented to voluntarily take part in the study. The participan...

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Published in:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 2408 - 2419
Main Authors: Elemo, Aman Sado, Ahmed, Abdulatif Hajjismael, Kara, Ergün, Zerkeshi, Mufti Kasim
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Aug2022
Subjects:
Türkiye
Control (Psychology)
Foreign students
Psychotherapy
Convenience sampling (Statistics)
COVID-19
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The present study investigates the mediating role of sense of control in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. A cross-sectional study design was employed and a total of 368 international students studying in Turkey consented to voluntarily take part in the study. The participants who were identified using convenience sampling completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Flourishing Scale, and Sense of Control Scale after providing written informed consent. Results indicated that sense of control was positively correlated with fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. It was also observed that a negative correlation was found between the fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. Mediation analysis revealed that sense of control partially mediates the association between fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. The study encourages mental health professionals to consider the role of sense of control in their psychological interventions to reduce fear of COVID-19 and enhance flourishing among international students.