Predicting Students’ Coronavirus Anxiety and Health-Oriented Behaviors (Observanceof Health Protocols) Based on the Components of Psychological Capital

Objective: this descriptive-correlational study aimed to predict students' coronavirusanxiety and health-oriented behaviors (observance of health protocols) based on thecomponents of psychological capital.methods: the statistical population included university students coming from two publicuniversities in south of iran, 154 of whom were recruited as the sample of the study. the datagathering procedure was done through google forms, the links of which were shared withthe participants through whatsapp. corona disease anxiety scale (cdas) and luthans’s(2017) psychological capital questionnaire were used as the main instruments and thecollected data were analyzed by pearson correlation, simple, and multiple regressionanalysis.results: it was found that the higher the amount of psychological capital and its componentsin individuals, the more health-oriented behaviors (adherence to health protocols) and theless coronavirus anxiety in students. the obtained results also showed that students’ healthorientedbehaviors (wearing masks, hygienic hand disinfection, and social distancingpractices) were strongly correlated with psychological capital and its components as well astheir perceived coronavirus anxiety.conclusions: according to the results of this study, it is recommended to hold trainingcourses to promote psychological capital to increase health-oriented behaviors and reduceanxiety induced by such pandemics.