Evaluation of Psychological Factors Affecting the Stress Caused By Crona Epidemic in the Community of Firoozabad Fars Province in ۱۴۰۰

Introduction: At the end of December ۲۰۱۹, the spread of a new infectious disease called Covid-۱۹ was reported in Wuhan, China. This disease not only causes public health concerns, but also causes psychological illnesses, which include anxiety, fear, depression, labeling, avoidant behaviors, emotionality , and sleep disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological factors affecting the stress caused by corona epidemic in the community of Firoozabad, Fars province.Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study based on a researcher-made online questionnaire; The direct link of the online questionnaire was given to ۳۵۰ people of Firoozabad city (general public) in the summer of ۱۴۰۰. It includes all people over the age of ۱۵ in the community, including students, employed, non-employed, women, men. The researcher-made questionnaire had a confirmed reliability with an internal consistency coefficient or Cronbach's alpha of ۷۸.۰ and a validity confirmed by ۵ psychologists with a CVI = ۹۸/۸۲. The inclusion criteria was to answer all the questions of the questionnaire and the age group over ۱۵ years old, as people who refused to answer all the questions and complete the questionnaire and ages less than ۱۵ years old were excluded from the study.Results: The results showed that the anxiety of corona disease ( negatively) and the social solidarity of corona disease (positively) correlated with mental health. It was also found that the anxiety and social solidarity caused by corona disease predicted respectively ۲۴٪ and ۴۸% of the mental health changes.Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, the level of stress in the entire population based on defined classification,was mild but the psychological effects caused by the corona epidemic disease are undeniable. Therefore,its essential to identify the people who are susceptible to psychological disorders at different levels of society, which their mental health is at risk and help them with the proper psychological methods and technique to protect their mental health. using online or personal psychological counseling can help effectively quarantine people improve their mental conditions.