The stronger is the belief the lower is the fear of death from COVID-19 pandemic

[摘要] The COVID-19 pandemic triggered feelings of fear, worry, anxiety, stress, depression and suicidal thoughts as responses to an extreme threat for the community and the individual (1). Herein, we present our observations on fear of death caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to emphasize the effect of belief on death fear. Pradhan et al (2) noted that neuroticism was positively correlated to death anxiety; however, the relationship was completely mediated by perceived stress in the COVID-19 pandemic. In another study, positivity had a signifi cant direct effect on death distress and happiness in the COVID-19 outbreak. Positivity mediated the effect of perceived risk on death distress and happiness (3).

[学科分类] 医学（综合）