The fear of COVID-19 and flourishing: the mediating role of search for meaning and presence of meaning

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.authorid0000-0002-5498-2797
dc.authorid0000-0002-6129-6787
dc.contributor.authorElemo, Aman Sado
dc.contributor.authorKara, Ergun
dc.contributor.authorRostamzadeh, Mehran
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:31:00Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:31:00Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPast researches have found that sense of control and meaning in life can act as a protective factor against fear of COVID-19 pandemic. The current study examined whether the search for meaning and the presence of meaning could mediate the link between fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. A total of 312 Iranians who were identified by snowball sampling were recruited as the subjects of the cross-sectional study. The participants gave their consent to complete the Meaning in Life Scale, Flourishing Scale, and Fear of COVID-19 Scale. The findings demonstrated that fear of COVID-19 had a significant direct effect on flourishing. The presence meaning was positively and significantly connected with flourishing and the search for meaning. Both the search for - and the presence - of meaning were negatively and significantly linked with fear of COVID-19. Mediation analysis demonstrated that a presence of meaning is a protective factor for flourishing, but the search for meaning can be detrimental to flourishing. As a result, it may be worthwhile to conduct longitudinal research to track how the effects of the presence of meaning and the search for meaning vary over time. The study calls on mental health providers to take into account how the presence of meaning might lessen the negative impacts of fear in crisis situations and promote flourishing.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-022-03872-8
dc.identifier.endpage14880
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.issn1936-4733
dc.identifier.issue16
dc.identifier.pmid36406850
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85141633907
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage14871
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03872-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5584
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000880359100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectFear of COVID-19
dc.subjectFlourishing
dc.subjectIran
dc.subjectMeaning in life
dc.subjectPresence of meaning
dc.subjectSearch for meaning
dc.titleThe fear of COVID-19 and flourishing: the mediating role of search for meaning and presence of meaning
dc.typeArticle

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