prediction of psychological distress based on coronavirus anxiety and self-care among iranian adolescents during the coronavirus epidemic

Background: the coronavirus disease-2019 (covid-19) disease had a negative impact on adolescents’ physical and psychological health. this study aimed to investigate the association between coronavirus anxiety and self-care with psychological distress among iranian adolescents during the coronavirus epidemic. methods: this was a descriptive-correlational study conducted on 419 iranian adolescents in march 2021, in which the convenience method was adopted for sampling. an anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used, which included corona disease anxiety scale (cdas), corona self-care questionnaire (cscq), and kessler psychological distress scale (k10). the data were analyzed using the spss software and also pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression tests. results: the results showed that there was a significant relationship between coronavirus anxiety (r = 0.279, p < 0.001) and self-care (r = -0.265, p < 0.001) with self-care. the results also indicated that coronavirus anxiety and self-care could predict approximately 17% of the variance in psychological distress (r2 = 0.168; f = 13.55; p < 0.001). conclusion: due to the role of coronavirus anxiety and self-care in predicting the psychological distress among iranian adolescents during the coronavirus epidemic, it is suggested to design interventions to improve psychological distress.