predicting fear of covid-19 based on spiritual well-being and self-efficacy in iranian university students by emphasizing the mediating role of mindfulness

Objective: given the importance of covid-19 consequences and students’ health, this study aimed to predict the fear of covid-19 based on spiritual well-being and self-efficacy among iranian university students by focusing on the mediating role of mindfulness. methods: this study was a descriptive correlational study. an online sampling method was used, and the sample included 396 university students in tehran city, iran. mindful attention awareness scale (maas), general self-efficacy scale, fear of covid-19 scale, and paloutzian and ellison’s spiritual well-being scale were used for data collection. an independent t test, the pearson correlation, and the regression test were used to analyze the obtained data. results: the results show that the overall effects of religious well-being (β=-0.192, p=0.001), existential well-being (β=-0.227, p=0.001), and self-efficacy (β=-0.093, p=0.013) were significant. the indirect effects of religious well-being (β=-0.026, p=0.001), existential wellbeing (β=-0.013, p=0.016), and self-efficacy (β=-0.04, p=0.001) were significant, too. the direct effects of religious well-being (β=-0.253,p=0.001), existential well-being (β=-0.205, p=0.016), and self-efficacy (β=-0.133, p=0.013) were significant, as well. conclusion: spiritual well-being, self-efficacy, and mindfulness are associated with a reduction in perceived fear of covid 19 in iranian students, and mindfulness has a role in these relationships.