the relationship between covid-19 fear and anxiety with the quality of life of students in sulaymaniyah, iraq

Background: the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic led to mental disorders and a negative impact on people’s quality of life. due to the closure of universities and the shift to virtual classes, students experienced significant fear and anxiety.objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fear and anxiety and students’ quality of life during the covid-19 pandemic.methods: this descriptive correlational study included 304 students in sulaymaniyah, iraq, in february and march 2021. participants were selected using convenience sampling, and data were collected using a sociodemographic form, the fear of covid-19 scale (fcv-19), the corona disease anxiety scale (cdas), and the covid-19-impact on quality of life (cov19-qol) scale.results: the mean age of the participants was 20.61 ± 3.53 years. students had high levels of fear and moderate anxiety towards covid-19, and this pandemic had a moderate impact on their quality of life. the mean score of all variables was significantly higher in girls than in boys. there was a significant relationship between quality of life and fear and anxiety, such that an increase of 1 point in quality of life was associated with a 0.27- and 0.35-point decrease in fear and anxiety, respectively.conclusion: there is a significant relationship between fear and anxiety and students’ quality of life. providing training classes on anxiety and fear control can improve their quality of life.