The Association between Future Anxiety, Health Literacy and the Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Duplaga, Mariusz; Grysztar, Marcin

doi:10.3390/healthcare9010043

Cited by 106COVID-19 and Mental HealthHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityCommunication and COVID-19 Impact

The Association between Future Anxiety, Health Literacy and the Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Duplaga, Mariusz, Grysztar, Marcin·2021·Healthcare

DOI 10.3390/healthcare9010043PMC PMC7824811

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Increased anxiety related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in society and specific professional groups has been reported by many authors. Most have applied tools enabling assessing the general traits of anxiety. Tools specifically designed for an assessment of anxiety or fear related to COVID-19 have also been developed. However, no study has assessed the future anxiety in relation to the pandemic. This concept was defined by Zaleski in the end of the 20th century as the state of apprehension, fear, worry, and concern regarding unfavourable changes in the more remote personal future. The aim of this study was an analysis to establish the level and the determinants of future anxiety in Polish society related to the COVID-19 pandemic three months after the introduction of the state of epidemic. The analysis reported in the paper is based on the data obtained through a web-based survey carried out on a representative sample of 1002 Polish adults aged 18–74 years. The hierarchical linear regression model was developed for the analysis of the determinants of future anxiety from the responses to a questionnaire consisting of five items. The independent variables selected for inclusion in the model, apart from sociodemographic characteristics, encompassed health literacy (HL) and ehealth literacy (eHL), perceived health threat related to COVID-19 (PHTC19), and a COVID-19-related conspiracy belief score (CCBS) derived from three items asking about the most popular conspiracy theories. The regression model developed in the final step showed that the future anxiety scale score (FASS) was significantly associated with gender, vocational status, HL, PHTC19, and CCBS. The FASS was lower among men than women (regression coefficient (B) (standard error, SE) = −1.28 (0.39), p = 0.001), among entrepreneurs or farmers rather than among employees of the public or private sector (B(SE) = −1.55, p = 0.010), in persons with a higher HL (B(SE) = −0.43 (0.06), p < 0.001). A higher FASS was observed in respondents with higher rather than lower PHTC19 (B(SE) = 1.49 (0.17), p < 0.001) and in those with a higher CCBS (B(SE) = 0.33 (0.07), p < 0.001). The model accounted for 15.2% of the variance of the FASS. In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic is not only a cause of increased mental symptoms, but also of increased future anxiety. Health-related measures are significantly associated with the FASS.

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The COVID-19 pandemic increased anxiety regarding the future.
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Impact, and Anxiety Regarding COVID-19 Infection Among the Public in China
Lin, Y., Hu, Z., Alias, H., & Wong, L. P. (2020) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.00236 · Cited by 174 · see citing works
Belief in a COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory as a Predictor of Mental Health and Well-Being of Health Care Workers in Ecuador: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Chen, X., Zhang, S. X., Jahanshahi, A. A., Álvarez-Risco, A., Dai, H., Li, J., & Ibarra, V. J. G. (2020) · JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · doi:10.2196/20737 · Cited by 162 · see citing works
Personal economic anxiety in response to COVID-19
Mann, F. D., Krueger, R. F., & Vohs, K. D. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110233 · Cited by 160 · cited 10× · see citing works
“Wolf et al. also found a greater degree of anxiety in patients living in the USA suffering from chronic diseases who also had low HL [48].”
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The Determinants of Conspiracy Beliefs Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Nationally Representative Sample of Internet Users
Duplaga, M. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17217818 · Cited by 146 · cited 2× · see citing works
“The COVID-19-related Conspiracy Beliefs Score (CCBS) was the sum of the individual responses to three relevant items asking about believing conspiracy theory given values of 1 to 5, where ‘I decidedly agree’ was assigned the value of 5 to ‘I decidedly do not agree’ a value of 1 [73].”
BackgroundSelf-citation
The functional anatomy, neurochemistry, and pharmacology of anxiety.
Ninan, P. T. (1999) · PubMed · Cited by 141 · see citing works
Anxiety and Depression in Health Workers and General Population During COVID‐19 in IRAN: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Hassannia, L., Taghizadeh, F., Moosazadeh, M., Zarghami, M., Taghizadeh, H., Dooki, A. F., Fathi, M., Alizadeh‐Navaei, R., Hedayatizadeh‐Omran, A., & Dehghan, N. (2020) · Neuropsychopharmacology Reports · doi:10.1002/npr2.12153 · Cited by 133 · see citing works
Empowering Users to Respond to Misinformation about Covid-19
Vraga, E. K., Tully, M., & Bode, L. (2020) · Media and Communication · doi:10.17645/mac.v8i2.3200 · Cited by 128 · see citing works
Malay Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Validity and Reliability
Pang, N. T. P., Kamu, A., Hambali, N. L. B., Mun, H. C., Kassim, M. A., Mohamed, N. H., Ayu, F., Rahim, S. S. S. A., Omar, A., & Jeffree, M. S. (2022) · International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction · doi:10.1007/s11469-020-00355-4 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health: The Role of Locus on Control and Internet Use
Sigurvinsdóttir, R., Þórisdóttir, I. E., & Gylfason, H. F. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17196985 · Cited by 119 · cited 1× · see citing works
“reported that information seeking may be associated with more symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress [93].”
Background
Excessive Media Consumption About COVID-19 is Associated With Increased State Anxiety: Outcomes of a Large Online Survey in Russia
Nekliudov, N. A., Blyuss, O. B., Cheung, K. Y., Petrou, L., Genuneit, J., Sushentsev, N., Викторовна, Л. А., Comberiati, P., Warner, J. O., Tudor‐Williams, G., et al. (2020) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/20955 · Cited by 117 · cited 3× · see citing works
“reported that excessive exposure to media focusing of COVID-19 may be associated with increased anxiety [92].”
BackgroundResult
Anxious attachment and belief in conspiracy theories
Green, R., & Douglas, K. M. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.023 · Cited by 108 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Green and Douglas observed that there is a significant association between anxious attachment and belief in conspiracy beliefs [56].”
Background
Psychological status and fatigue of frontline staff two months after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in China: A cross-sectional study
Teng, Z., Wei, Z.-R., Qiu, Y., Tan, Y., Chen, J., Tang, H., Wu, H., Wu, R., & Huang, J. (2020) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.06.032 · Cited by 103 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Most frequently the researchers have used the GAD-7 [10,17,19], the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) [8,11], the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) [15] and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [16].”
Method
The enigma of health literacy and COVID-19 pandemic
Abdel-Latif, M. (2020) · Public Health · doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.030 · Cited by 102 · see citing works
Post-infection depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms: A prospective cohort study in patients with mild COVID-19
Ismael, F., Bizário, J. C. S., Battagin, T., Zaramella, B. P., Leal, F. E., Torales, J. C., Ventriglio, A., Marziali, M. E., Martins, S. S., & Castaldelli-Maia, J. M. (2021) · Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110341 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Parenting and Future Anxiety: The Impact of Having a Child with Developmental Disabilities
Bujnowska, A. M., Rodríguez, C., García, T., Areces, D., & Marsh, N. V. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph16040668 · Cited by 91 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Bujnowska reported also that the parents of children with disabilities exhibited greater future anxiety than those having healthy children [64].”
Background
Dysfunctional personality features, non-scientifically supported causal beliefs, and emotional problems during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
Somma, A., Gialdi, G., Krueger, R. F., Markon, K. E., Frau, C., Lovallo, S., & Fossati, A. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110139 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
Mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak: A rapid scoping review to inform provincial guidelines in South Africa
Robertson, L. J., Maposa, I., Somaroo, H., & Johnson, O. (2020) · South African Medical Journal · doi:10.7196/samj.2020.v110i10.15022 · Cited by 80 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Similar findings were confirmed for health care professionals [78] and patients who had suffered from the symptoms of COVID-19 infection [79].”
Result
Hardships of the Great Recession and health: Understanding varieties of vulnerability
Kirsch, J. A., & Ryff, C. D. (2016) · Health Psychology Open · doi:10.1177/2055102916652390 · Cited by 69 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The study, using an adapted version of the economic hardship scale, revealed that only 15% of participants reported no or low economic anxiety [31].”
Method
Pandemic-related health literacy: a systematic review of literature in COVID-19, SARS and MERS pandemics
Seng, J. J. B., Yeam, C. T., Huang, C. W., Tan, N. C., & Low, L. L. (2023) · Singapore Medical Journal · doi:10.4103/singaporemedj.smj-2021-026 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
The Relation Between Official WhatsApp-Distributed COVID-19 News Exposure and Psychological Symptoms: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Liu, J. C., & Tong, E. M. W. (2020) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/22142 · Cited by 64 · see citing works
Pandemic related Health literacy - A Systematic Review of literature in COVID-19, SARS and MERS pandemicsPreprint
Seng, J. J. B., Yeam, C., Huang, W., et al. (2020) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2020.05.07.20094227 · Cited by 62 · cited 1× · see citing works
“However, researchers had frequently assessed people’s knowledge about infections, the resulting worries and the use of preventive measures [88].”
Background
COVID-19 preventive behaviours among people with anxiety and depressive symptoms: findings from Japan
Stickley, A., Matsubayashi, T., Sueki, H., & Ueda, M. (2020) · Public Health · doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2020.09.017 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Adolescents’ health literacy, health protective measures, and health-related quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemicPreprint
Riiser, K., Helseth, S., Haraldstad, K., et al. (2020) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2020.07.08.20148916 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Behavioral and sociodemographic predictors of anxiety and depression in patients under epidemiological surveillance for COVID-19 in Ecuador
Paz, C., Mascialino, G., Adana-Díaz, L., Rodríguez-Lorenzana, A., Simbaña-Rivera, K., Gómez-Barreno, L., Troya, M., Paez, M. I., Cárdenas, J., Gerstner, R. M., et al. (2020) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0240008 · Cited by 60 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In Ecuador in patients remaining under surveillance because of COVID-19, the degree of anxiety symptoms measured with GAD-7 was significantly associated with gender and their behaviours during the period of confinement [87].”
Background
Determinants and Consequences of Limited Health Literacy in Polish Society
Duplaga, M. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17020642 · Cited by 59 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The HL score was calculated using the method recommended by the European Health Literacy Survey project team [71] and has been applied in subsequent Polish studies [38].”
MethodSelf-citation
COVID-19 as an undesirable political issue: Conspiracy beliefs and intolerance of uncertainty predict adhesion to prevention measures
Farias, J. E. M., & Pilati, R. (2021) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01416-0 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
COVID-19 misinformation: mere harmless delusions or much more? A knowledge and attitude cross-sectional study among the general public residing in Jordan
(2020) · doi:10.1101/2020.07.13.20152694 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
Factors affecting information and communication technology use and eHealth literacy among older adults in the US and South Korea
Lee, O. E., Kim, D.-H., & Beum, K. A. (2020) · Educational Gerontology · doi:10.1080/03601277.2020.1790162 · Cited by 48 · cited 1× · see citing works
“They did not find a statistically significant relationship between eHL and the level of anxiety, neither among older persons from the USA nor from South Korea [94].”
Background
The influence of health literacy on the timely diagnosis of symptomatic cancer: A systematic review
Humphrys, E., Burt, J., Rubin, G. P., Emery, J. D., & Walter, F. M. (2018) · European Journal of Cancer Care · doi:10.1111/ecc.12920 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
The Reliability and Validity of the Telephone-Based and Online Polish eHealth Literacy Scale Based on Two Nationally Representative Samples
Duplaga, M., Sobecka, K., & Wójcik, S. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph16173216 · Cited by 46 · cited 4× · see citing works
“The eHL score was determined in line with the instructions given by the authors of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) [74].”
MethodInfluentialSelf-citation
Anxiety and Depression in Health Workers and General Population During COVID-19 Epidemic in IRAN: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional StudyPreprint
Hassannia, L., Taghizadeh, F., Moosazadeh, M., Zarghami, M., Taghizadeh, H., Dooki, A. F., Fathi, M., Navaei, R., & Hedayatizadeh-Omran, A. (2020) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2020.05.05.20089292 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
Effects of COVID-19 on Anxiety, Depression and Other Mental Health Issues: A worldwide scope review.Preprint
Machado, D. B., Alves, F. J. O., Teixeira, C. S. S., Rocha, A. S., Castro-de-Araujo, L. F., Singh, A., & Barreto, M. L. (2020) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-58186/v1 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
The psychiatric effects of COVID-19 thus far: a review of the current literature
Wright, K., Sarangi, A., & Ibrahim, Y. (2020) · The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles · doi:10.12746/swrccc.v8i35.727 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Media consumption and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown: a UK cross-sectional study across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Neill, R. D., Blair, C., Best, P., McGlinchey, E., & Armour, C. (2021) · Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1007/s10389-021-01506-0 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Repeated COVID-19 Pandemic-related Media Consumption: Minimizing Sharing of Nonsensical Misinformation through Health Literacy and Critical Thinking
(2020) · Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations · doi:10.22381/lpi1920207 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Health Literacy, Self-Care Behavior and Quality of Life in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: An Integrative Review
Zaben, K. J., & Khalil, A. A. (2019) · Open Journal of Nursing · doi:10.4236/ojn.2019.94035 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
COVID-19 Scientific Facts Vs. Conspiracy Theories: 0 – 1: Science Fails to Convince Even Highly Educated IndividualsPreprint
Constantinou, M., Kagialis, A., & Karekla, M. (2020) · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-33972/v1 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Media Consumption and Mental Health during COVID-19 lockdown: A UK Cross-sectional study across England, Wales, Scotland and NorthernPreprint
Neill, R. D., Blair, C., Best, P., McGlinchey, E., & Armour, C. (2020) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/5d9fc · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Post-infection depression, anxiety and PTSD: a retrospective cohort study with mild COVID-19 patientsPreprint
Ismael, F., Bizário, J. C. S., Battagin, T., et al. (2020) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2020.08.25.20182113 · Cited by 12 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Similar findings were confirmed for health care professionals [78] and patients who had suffered from the symptoms of COVID-19 infection [79].”
Result
The Acceptance of Key Public Health Interventions by the Polish Population Is Related to Health Literacy, But Not eHealth Literacy
Duplaga, M. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17155459 · Cited by 11 · cited 3× · see citing works
“The order of presentation of specific items in the online questionnaire was as follows: the HLS-EU-Q16, the Pl-eHEALS, questions asking about perceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic, the DFS and a set of items asking about belief in conspiracy theories.”
Self-citation
Overview of Anxiety and the Anxiety Disorders
Vanin, J. R. (2008) · Humana Press eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-263-2_1 · Cited by 10 · cited 2× · see citing works
“The importance of interactions between the genetic background and the environment is supported by the individual differences in coping with stress and the occurrence of anxiety disorders [6].”
Background
Anxiety Disorders
Vanin, J. R., Helsley, J. D., & Morgan, D. M. (2008) · Humana Press eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-263-2 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Comparison of Online Health Information Utilization, Online Shared Identity, and Online Shared Information Usage in Different Levels of COVID-19 Anxiety
Nourisaeid, A., Shabahang, R., Sheykhangafshe, F. B., Saeedi, M., & Mousavi, M. (2020) · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Risk factors for distress during online health information seeking behavior in parents
Kubb, C., & Foran, H. M. (2020) · European Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.907 · Cited by 1 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In agreement with the findings described in our paper, Kubb & Foran did not observe a meaningful contribution of eHL to a parent’s change of stress level when searching the web for current somatic health issues related to their own or their children’s symptoms [97].”
Result
COVID-19 as an undesirable Political Issue: Conspiracy Beliefs and Political Partisanship Predict Adhesion to Sanitary MeasuresPreprint
Farias, J. E. M., & Pilati, R. (2020) · Cited by 1 · see citing works

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Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: A systematic review
van Mulukom, V., Pummerer, L., Alper, S., Bai, H., Čavojová, V., Farias, J. E. M., Kay, C. S., Lazarević, L. B., Lobato, E. J. C., Marinthe, G., et al. (2022) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114912 · Cited by 407 · see citing works
“…psychological well-being interact and strengthen each other (Douglas et al., 2017), and believing COVID-19 conspiracy theories may lead to lower psychological well-being in the long term, for example through associations of feelings of powerlessness and uncertainty (Duplaga and Grysztar, 2021).”
Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: a systematic reviewPreprint
van Mulukom, V., Pummerer, L., Alper, S., Bai, H., Čavojová, V., Farias, J. E. M., Kay, C. S., Lazarević, L. B., Lobato, E. J. C., Marinthe, G., et al. (2020) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/u8yah · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Contemporary trends in psychological research on conspiracy beliefs. A systematic review
Pilch, I., Turska-Kawa, A., Wardawy, P., Olszanecka-Marmola, A., & Smołkowska-Jędo, W. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1075779 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
“, 2021), future anxiety (Duplaga and Grysztar, 2021), and also lower wellbeing (Spasovski and Kenig, 2020; van Prooijen et al.”
Background
Mental health, compliance with measures and health prospects during the COVID-19 epidemic: the role of health literacy
Hermans, L., den Broucke, S. V., Gisle, L., Demarest, S. S., & Charafeddine, R. (2021) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-021-11437-w · Cited by 63 · see citing works
“[23] showed that higher health literacy was associated with lower levels of future anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Background
Differences in digital health literacy and future anxiety between health care and other university students in England during the COVID-19 pandemic
Frings, D., Sykes, S., Ojo, A., Rowlands, G., Trasolini, A., Dadaczynski, K., Okan, O., & Wills, J. (2022) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13087-y · Cited by 49 · see citing works
“situations [24, 25], emerging literature from the pandemic context is consistent showing that those who are less pessimistic and reporting less fear about the future feel more psychologically prepared in pandemic management [26, 27].”
Background
Dissociation, Cognitive Reflection and Health Literacy Have a Modest Effect on Belief in Conspiracy Theories about COVID-19
Pisl, V., Volavka, J., Chvojková, E., Cechová, K., Kavalirova, G., & Vevera, J. (2021) · European psychiatry · doi:10.3390/ijerph18105065 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Comparing the centrality symptoms of major depressive disorder samples across junior high school students, senior high school students, college students and elderly adults during city lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic—A network analysis
Tao, Y., Hou, W., Niu, H., Ma, Z., Zheng, Z., Wang, S., Liu, X., & Zhang, L. (2022) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.120 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Fear of COVID-19, Resilience, and Future Anxiety: Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Dark Future Scale
Yıldırım, M., Kaynar, Ö., Arslan, G., & Chirico, F. (2023) · Journal of Personalized Medicine · doi:10.3390/jpm13040597 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
“For example, Duplaga and Grysztar (2021) examined the relationship between future anxiety, health literacy [20], perceived health threat related to COVID-19, and COVID-19-related conspiracy belief.”
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‘I cannot see ahead’: psychological distress, doomscrolling and dark future among adult survivors following Mw 7.7. and 7.6 earthquakes in Türkiye
Kartol, A., Üztemur, S., & Yaşar, P. (2023) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-023-17460-3 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
“Studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic period indicate that people experience future anxiety in the face of dangerous and negative life events [33–35].”
Background
How Is the Fear of War Impacting Italian Young Adults’ Mental Health? The Mediating Role of Future Anxiety and Intolerance of Uncertainty
Regnoli, G. M., Tiano, G., & De Rosa, B. (2024) · European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education · doi:10.3390/ejihpe14040054 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
“Future Anxiety and Intolerance of Uncertainty have been investigated in contexts of war and other traumatic events such as pandemics [61,62,70,72], showing that among youths, both are vulnerability and are risk factors that fuel mental suffering, as confirmed in our findings.”
BackgroundResult
Fears Related to COVID-19 among Rural Older People in Japan
Ohta, R., Ryu, Y., & Sano, C. (2021) · Healthcare · doi:10.3390/healthcare9050524 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
The Relationship between Cyberchondria and Health Anxiety and the Moderating Role of Health Literacy among the Pakistani Public
Sansakorn, P., Mushtaque, I., Awais‐E‐Yazdan, M., & Dost, M. K. B. (2024) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph21091168 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
“Only three studies [33–35] have examined the association between health literacy and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Background
Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice
Alotaibi, N. M. (2021) · Frontiers in Sociology · doi:10.3389/fsoc.2021.729811 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
A Visualized and Scientometric Analysis of Health Literacy Research
Wang, J., & Shahzad, F. (2022) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.811707 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Vaccine Hesitancy and Fear of COVID-19 Among Italian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Moro, G. L., Cugudda, E., Bert, F., Raco, I., & Siliquini, R. (2022) · Journal of Community Health · doi:10.1007/s10900-022-01074-8 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
“The 1 3 FCS-19S is a tool for evaluating personal fear of COVID19: it consists of 7 items (5-item Likert-type answers from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”).”
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Hopelessness during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown among Chinese college students: A longitudinal network analysis
Tao, Y., Niu, H., Hou, W., Zhang, L., & Ying, R. (2022) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.23439 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
“Moreover, the COVID‐19 resurgence made college students uncertain of their future (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021).”
Background
COVID-19 Victimization Experience and College Students’ Mobile Phone Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Effect of Future Anxiety and Mindfulness
Chen, L., Li, J., & Huang, J. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19137578 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Coping with COVID-19: Differences in hope, resilience, and mental well-being across U.S. racial groups
Graham, C., Chun, Y.-R., Hamilton, B., Roll, S., Ross, W., & Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0267583 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
The association of conspiracy beliefs and the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study
Kowalska-Duplaga, K., & Duplaga, M. (2023) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15603-0 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
“Our earlier study showed that greater future anxiety is associated with more intense COVID-19-related conspiracy beliefs [40].”
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Exploring COVID-19 anxiety in Iranian adult based on health literacy by moderating demographic variables: A structural equation model
Mohammadkhah, F., Shamsalinia, A., Shirinkam, F., Daneshnia, M., Mahmoudian, A., Rafiei, N., Atashpoosh, A., & Ghaffari, F. (2021) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07336 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Is Climate Change Worry Fostering Young Italian Adults’ Psychological Distress? An Italian Exploratory Study on the Mediation Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Future Anxiety
Regnoli, G. M., Tiano, G., & Rosa, B. D. (2024) · Climate · doi:10.3390/cli12080118 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
“In any case, Future appears to be another vulnerability factor for Depression, Anxiety and Stress as already highlighted in research on the impact of traumatic collective phenomena such as pandemics or war [40,68].”
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Serial Mediation Models of Future Anxiety and Italian Young Adults Psychological Distress: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Non-Pathological Worry
Regnoli, G. M., Tiano, G., & Rosa, B. D. (2024) · European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education · doi:10.3390/ejihpe14060121 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
“Recent research has also explored the relationship between Future Anxiety, collective phenomena with trauma potential (e.g., pandemic, war) and psychological distress and highlighted its function as a risk factor in exacerbating the impact of such events on mental health [20,48–50].”
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COVID-19-related future anxiety is associated with the health-related quality of life in school-aged children and adolescents—A cross-sectional study
Kästner, A., Lücker, P., Hannich, A., Schmeyers, L., Lücker, J., & Hoffmann, W. U. (2022) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1003876 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Digital Health Literacy Related to COVID-19: Validation and Implementation of a Questionnaire in Hispanic University Students
Rivadeneira, M. F., Miranda-Velasco, M. J., Arroyo, H., Caicedo-Gallardo, J. D., & Pinos, C. S. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19074092 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
“On the other hand, it is known that the digital literature on health is related to sociodemographic factors, with differences found by sex, educational, and socioeconomic level [21,22], and is associated with anxiety about the future and well-being [23].”
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Impact of health literacy on anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic
Haruyama, Y., Miyagi, E., Kobashi, G., Obata, S., Umazume, T., Yoshimi, A., Hishimoto, A., Kurasawa, K., Suzuki, Y., Ikeda, T., et al. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-18405-3 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
COVID-19 lockdown stress and problematic social networking sites use among quarantined college students in China: A chain mediation model based on the stressor–strain–outcome framework
Cheng, X., Liu, J.-X., Li, J. Y., & Hu, Z. (2023) · Addictive Behaviours · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107785 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Meaning in Life, Future Orientation and Support for Violent Radicalization Among Canadian College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Miconi, D., Geenen, G., Frounfelker, R. L., Levinsson, A., & Rousseau, C. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.765908 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
COVID‐19 in our lives: Sense of community, sense of community responsibility, and reflexivity in present concerns and perception of the future
Gattino, S., Rizzo, M., Gatti, F., Compare, C., Procentese, F., Guarino, A., Napoli, I. D., Barbieri, I., Fedi, A., Aresi, G., et al. (2021) · Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1002/jcop.22780 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
E-health literacy and associated factors among Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: age-group differences
Park, S., & Chung, S. (2023) · Health Promotion International · doi:10.1093/heapro/daad099 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
The Indirect Effect of Future Anxiety on the Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Depression in a Convenience Sample of Adults: Revisiting Social Cognitive Theory
Szota, M., Rogowska, A. M., Kwaśnicka, A., & Chilicka, K. (2024) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm13164897 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
“Studies also showed higher levels of anxiety symptoms, including future anxiety, among women than men [29,40,41].”
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Health literacy and fear among Iranian medical students due to COVID‐19: An observational study
Pourfridoni, M., Khan, M. A., Daneshi, S., Vazirinasab, H., Nosrati, Z., & Daneshi‐Maskooni, M. (2022) · Brain and Behavior · doi:10.1002/brb3.2586 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
“Our findings are in line with a cross-sectional study conducted by Duplaga et al., who found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, people with higher HL scores experienced less future anxiety (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021).”
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Association of Fear of COVID-19 and Health Literacy Among the General Public in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Assessment
Moussa, M. L., Moussa, F. L., Alharbi, H., Omer, T. Y., Sofiany, H. A., Almuzaini, T. M., Alsaady, E. S., & Alrashede, S. M. (2022) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.740625 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
The Relationship between Future Anxiety Due to COVID-19 and Vigilance: The Role of Message Fatigue and Autonomy Satisfaction
Lee-Won, R. J., Jang, I., Kim, H., & Park, S.-G. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19031062 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Association of Digital Health Literacy with Future Anxiety as Mediated by Information Satisfaction and Fear of COVID-19: A Pathway Analysis among Taiwanese Students
Chen, S., Huy, L. Đ., Lin, C.-Y., Lai, C.-F., Nguyen, N. T. H., Hoang, Y. N., Nguyen, T. T. P., Dang, L. T., Truong, N. L. T., Phaṇ, T. N., et al. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph192315617 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Insomnia is associated with conspiracy mentality, psychological distress, and psychological well-being
Poon, K., Chan, R. S. W., Liang, J., & Li, L. M. W. (2023) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116384 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Future Anxiety in Young Spanish Adults: Psychometric Properties of the Dark Future Scale
Torrado, M., García-Castro, F. J., & Blanca, M. (2024) · Anales de Psicología · doi:10.6018/analesps.549681 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
“Although developed only recently, the DFS has already been applied in different populations, including samples from Poland (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021; Sobol et al., 2020), Italy (Rapelli et al., 2021; Scandurra et al., 2021), Germany (Dadaczynski et al., 2021), Canada (Watson, 2020), Turkey (Armağan & Durukal, 2021), a…”
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The influence of age on the relationship between future anxiety, loneliness, and quality of life: evidence from a sample of 5409 individuals in the general population in Italy
Jannini, T. B., Mordacchini, I., Rossi, R., Socci, V., & Lorenzo, G. D. (2024) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-024-06517-0 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
“…largely stemming from perceived threats to personal and familial health, as well as uncertainties regarding employment and income during the COVID-19 pandemic (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021; Jannini et al., 2023b; Pacitti et al., 2022; Paredes et al., 2021; Rossi et al., 2023; Servidio et al., 2022).”
The effect of online solution‐focused support program on parents with high level of anxiety in the COVID‐19 pandemic: A randomised controlled study
Zengi̇n, M., Başoğul, C., & Yayan, E. H. (2021) · International Journal of Clinical Practice · doi:10.1111/ijcp.14839 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmeni Adaylarının Gelecek Kaygılarının Belirlenmesi
Demir, F. B., DEMİRBAŞ, İ., & ÖTELEŞ, Ü. U. (2023) · Gençlik Araştırmaları Dergisi · doi:10.52528/genclikarastirmalari.1271105 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Exploring the Relationship between COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal and Belief in Fake News and Conspiracy Theories: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Italy
Moro, G. L., Scaioli, G., Bert, F., Zacchero, A. L., Minutiello, E., & Siliquini, R. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19159350 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Is the future frightening? Anxiety among young people in care in Poland as they move to independence
Koprowicz, A., & Gumowska, I. (2022) · Adoption & Fostering · doi:10.1177/03085759221116412 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
“However, the research undertaken by Duplaga and Grysztar (2021), including people in a wider age group (18–74 years), demonstrated a higher level of future anxiety among women.”
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Covid-Related Stress in the Financial, Relational and Health Domains. Which Longitudinal Effects on Present and Future Perception?
Lanz, M., Caliciuri, R., Iafrate, R., Regalia, C., Rosnati, R. R., & Sorgente, A. (2023) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/00332941231161790 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
“Zaleski et al. (2019) de ﬁ ned future anxiety as a state of apprehension, fear, worry, and concern regarding adverse changes in the more remote personal future (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021).”
Association between cultural capital and health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic among community residents in China: the mediating effect of social capital
Luo, Y.-F., Zhao, H., Chen, H., & Xiao, M. (2023) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199941 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
“This occurrence may be related to the psychological toll that the COVID-19 outbreak has had on people (51), people may experience worry and depression and so be less inclined to follow the advised prevention measures (52).”
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Impact of long COVID-19 on posttraumatic stress disorder as modified by health literacy: an observational study in Vietnam
Vo, H. T., Dao, D. T., Duong, T. V., Nguyen, T. T., Do, B. N., Xuan, T., Khuê, P. M., Hai, V. V., Pham, L. V., Nguyen-Thi-Hong, L., et al. (2024) · Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives · doi:10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0261 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Sex Differences in Psychological Status and Fatigue of Frontline Staff After the COVID-19 Outbreak in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Teng, Z., Su, Y., Chen, J., Wu, R., Tang, H., Wu, H., Liu, X., Ling, H., Yuan, H., & Huang, J. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676307 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
“Previous studies found that female frontline staff experienced more serve mental fatigue and anxiety (Batra et al., 2020; Teng et al., 2020; Duplaga and Grysztar, 2021).”
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GELECEK KAYGISI VE SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TÜKETİM BİLİNCİNİN MARKA TUTUMU VE SATIN ALMA NİYETİNE ETKİSİ: ARÇELİK ÖRNEĞİ
YILMAZ, M., & Arslan, F. M. (2021) · Journal of Research in Business · doi:10.54452/jrb.1010902 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Does Fear of COVID-19 Prolongation Lead to Future Career Anxiety Among Adolescents? The Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms
Shindi, Y. A. A., Emam, M. M., & Farhadi, H. (2022) · Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma · doi:10.1007/s40653-022-00506-w · Cited by 6 · see citing works
“Previous research suggests that depressive symptoms are important in predicting general and specific future anxieties (Bakioğlu et al., 2021; Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021).”
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Psychological impact of COVID-19 on obstetrics and gynaecology residents in India
Prasad, S., Mahato, C., & Magon, N. (2021) · International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20212669 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
“Studies show an association of depression with fear of infection, distress and loss of quality sleep.(18,23,33,40) Fear of COVID-19 is positively correlated with psychological distress (p=0.”
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Understanding Parental Health Literacy for Clean and Healthy Behavior in Early Childhood During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Musa, S., & Nurhayati, S. (2020) · JPUD - Jurnal Pendidikan Usia Dini · doi:10.21009/jpud.142.13 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
“Health literacy refers to a term that is highly relevant for the understanding and application of health knowledge (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021).”
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Personality Traits and Future Anxiety in Buddhisms: a Study of Adult Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners from Uruguay
Apud, I., Ortuño, V. E. C., Silva, M. R. R., & Revello, V. G. (2022) · International Journal of Latin American Religions · doi:10.1007/s41603-022-00181-7 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Association of health literacy with anxiety about COVID-19 under an infectious disease pandemic in Japan
Kuroda, Y., Goto, A., Koriyama, C., & Suzuki, K. (2023) · Health Promotion International · doi:10.1093/heapro/daac200 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
The mediating role of health literacy for COVID-19 between preventive behaviors and quality of life
Hou, W., Wu, J., Huang, H.-Y., & Yen, H. (2024) · Applied Nursing Research · doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2024.151888 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Exploring the complex relationships between earthquake obsession and mental well-being among earthquake survivors: Serial mediation and moderated mediation analysis
Kartol, A., Üztemur, S., & Gökalp, A. (2025) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/13591053251341189 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
“Indeed, studies have shown that negative life events such as the COVID-19 pandemic (Duplaga and Grysztar, 2021) and earthquakes (Kartol et al., 2023) increase future anxiety.”
Determinants of COVID-19 related traumatic stress among black individuals in Canada: the role of health literacy, racial discrimination, and history of COVID-19 infection
Cénat, J. M., Mathieu, J., Farahi, S. M. M. M., Dalexis, R. D., & King, R. U. (2024) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-024-07134-7 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“Indeed, health literacy was a protective factor against future anxiety (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021 ), PTSD symptoms (Alatawi et al., 2020; Yang et al., 2021), depression and insomnia (Yang et al., 2021), among others.”
Gelecek Kaygısının Akademik Motivasyon Üzerindeki Etkisi
Çelik, N. (2025) · The Online Journal of Recreation and Sport · doi:10.22282/tojras.1593271 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Does Mothers Health Literacy Levels Affect Their Stress During COVID-19 Pandemic Process
Ağralı, H., Pazarcıkcı, F., & Aydınlı, A. (2023) · Journal of General Health Sciences (JGEHES) Necmettin Erbakan University · doi:10.51123/jgehes.2023.74 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health science students' individual entrepreneurship perception
Saygılı, M., Kandemir, A., & Özkan, Ş. (2024) · The Asia Pacific Scholar · doi:10.29060/taps.2024-9-4/oa3282 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Prediction of tourists' intention toward domestic vs international destinations in post-COVID-19 recovery: the role of COVID-19, future anxiety and solidarity
Kucukergin, K. G., Özekici, Y. K., & Şahin, G. G. (2024) · Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights · doi:10.1108/jhti-07-2023-0444 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Özyeterlik Algıları ile Gelecek Kaygıları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi: Türkiye-Kırgızistan Örneği
Tayfun, A., Silik, C. E., DÜLGER, A. S., & MARGAZİEVA, N. (2022) · Turk Turizm Arastirmalari Dergisi · doi:10.26677/tr1010.2022.1012 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
A cross-sectional study of university students' wellbeing: What to focus on?
Biscaldi, V., Delbosq, S., Ghelfi, M., Serio, J., Vecchio, L. P., Dadaczynski, K., Okan, O., & Velasco, V. (2023) · PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE · doi:10.3280/pds2023-003006 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Health literacy levels and their sociodemographic, family, and health predictors among primary health care patients in urban and rural areas: a cross-sectional study
Niedorys, B., Nowicki, G., Chrzan‐Rodak, A., Nowak-Starz, G., & Ślusarska, B. J. (2024) · Medical Studies · doi:10.5114/ms.2024.137593 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Holding onto Hope in Times of Crisis: The Mediating Role of Hope in the Link Between Religious Motivation, Pandemic Burnout, and Future Anxiety Among Turkish Older Adults
Vural, M. E., GEÇER, H., HACIKELEŞOĞLU, H., & Yıldırım, M. (2025) · Religions · doi:10.3390/rel16060666 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Future anxiety and belongingness in young and older adults: An empirical study
Saraç, E., & Yıldız, E. (2025) · World Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.5498/wjp.v15.i6.106227 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Kovid-19 Hakkında Komplo Teorisi İçeren Dijital İçeriklerin Biçimsel Özellikleri ve Yayılım Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkiye Yönelik Bir Analiz
Kuş, O. (2022) · TRT Akademi · doi:10.37679/trta.1013649 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
ANXIETY AND E-HEALTH LITERACY LEVELS, AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN HEALTH CARE WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF COVID-19 PATIENTS
Şayık, D., & Uçan, A. (2022) · Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi · doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.1065427 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Anestezi Polikliniğine Başvuran Hastalarda Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Düzeyinin Cerrahi Anksiyete Üzerine Etkisi: Özel Hastane Örneği
Şengül, A. (2024) · International Journal of Academic Value Studies (Javstudies JAVS) · doi:10.29228/javs.74742 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Predictors of health preventive behavior among university students in the post-COVID-19 era in Wuhan via TikTok journeying
Yang, Y., Adnan, H. M., & Alivi, M. A. (2024) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39092 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Exploring the relation between media usage frequency and anxiety among Chinese residents: a latent profile analysis
Guo, Y., Gong, Z., Zhang, Z., Ma, B., Xia, R., Lu, Y., Liu, J., Xin, H., Cao, Y., Yang, S., et al. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1475626 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“Previous research has shown that higher health literacy is associated with lower levels of anxiety (25), while low social support is a well-established predictor of depression and anxiety (26, 27).”
COVID-19, Misinformation and Communication Studies: A Systematic Review of the Infodemic
Kuş, O., & ÖZTÜRK, İ. D. (2022) · Connectist Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences · doi:10.26650/connectist2022-1028131 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Çin’de Üretilen Aşılara Yönelik YouTube Tartışmaları Çerçevesinde Yanlış Bilgi ve Nefret Söylemi İlişkisi Üzerine Bir İnceleme
Kuş, O., & ÖZTÜRK, İ. D. (2021) · Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi · doi:10.17829/turcom.933550 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Özel Güvenlik Personelinin Gelecek Kaygısı Üzerinde Algılanan Medya Zenginliği ve Benlik Saygısının Etkisi: Adana Örnekleminde Görgül Bir Araştırma
Okun, O., & Arun, K. (2024) · SAVSAD Savunma ve Savaş Araştırmaları Dergisi · doi:10.54078/savsad.1313329 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
BİLGİ KAYNAKLARININ COVID-19 KORKUSUNA ETKİSİ
KARAHAN, G., Duyan, V., & Güre, M. D. P. (2022) · Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work · doi:10.54467/trjasw.1099685 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Future Anxiety and Immune Status in Nursing Students During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic
Purnama, A., & Anindya, I. (2022) · Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia · doi:10.7454/jki.v25i1.1678 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“Apart from anxiety, other mental health disorders, such as fear, depressive symptoms, and low sleep quality, have been reported during the pandemic (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021).”
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FLEXIBLE TO SHIFT OR TRANSFORM: EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE FUTURE ANXIETY OF HOSPITALITY STUDENTS
Şanlıöz-özgen, H. K., Tekdemir, G., & Cankat, E. (2022) · Journal of tourism, leisure and hospitality · doi:10.48119/toleho.1200532 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
مهارات ما وراء الانفعال وعلاقتها التنبؤية بقلق المستقبل المهني لدى طلاب الجامعة
البهنسي, أ. ن., رزق, ك. إ., زهران, س. ح., & متولي, ع. إ. (2023) · مجلة کلية التربية بدمياط · doi:10.21608/jsdu.2023.306389 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Future anxiety mediates the relationship between organ donation and transplantation knowledge and health-related quality of life
Hüseynov, A., & Satıcı, B. (2025) · World Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.103175 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Anxiety During the Pandemic
Rodrigues, P. C. L., & Borges, A. P. (2021) · Advances in human services and public health (AHSPH) book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-8674-7.ch021 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
COVID-19, Misinformation and Communication Studies: A Systematic Review of the Infodemic
Kuş, O., & ÖZTÜRK, İ. D. (2022) · Connectist Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences · doi:10.26650/connectist2022-102813 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Cyberchondria as a By-Product of Extensive Use of Health-Related Information on the Internet
Kobryn, M., & Duplaga, M. (2021) · Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University)
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نمذجة العلاقات السببية بين اليقظة العقلية والتنظيم الإنفعالي وقلق المستقبل لدى طلاب الجامعة
إبراهيم, ر. م. ا. (2021) · المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج · doi:10.21608/edusohag.2021.208300
فعالیة برنامج إرشادی انتقائی لخفض کل من الخوف المرتبط بکورونا (کوفید-19) وقلق المستقبل لدى عینة من الراشدین
العزیز, ع. ا. م. ع. (2022) · المجلة المصرية للدراسات النفسية · doi:10.21608/ejcj.2022.212024
العلاقة بين قلق المستقبل والسكينة النفسية لدى الطلاب مصابي حوادث المرور بجامعة الملك خالد
الشعراوي, د. ص. ف. م. (2021) · بحوث عربية فى مجالات التربية النوعية · doi:10.21608/raes.2021.198173
Perception of the impact of COVID-19 pandemics on cancer patientsPreprint
Pires, M. R., Pestana‐Santos, A., Costa, C. A., Caetano, A. C., Monteiro, J. C., Sousa, M. J., Pereira, T. C., Pêgo, A., & Sousa, G. (2022) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1827813/v1
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONSPIRACY BELIEFS, FEAR OF INJECTION, ATTITUDE TOWARDS COVID-19 VACCINE, AND VACCINE HESITANCY
YALMAN, F., & Karagöz, Y. (2022) · International Journal of Health Management and Tourism · doi:10.31201/ijhmt.1183567
Future Health Care and Medical Entrepreneurship in the Age of Pandemic
Tariq, M. U. (2023) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-19-6696-5_9
EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COVID-19 ANXIETY AND HEALTH LITERACY: AN APPLICATION ON TEACHERS
Demir, H., TANŞU, A., Demir, H., Biçer, İ., AYDIN, O. A., & BAYRAK, G. (2023) · the Journal of Academic Social Sciences · doi:10.29228/asos.69890
العلاقة بين قلق المستقبل والسكينة النفسية لدى الطلاب مصابي حوادث المرور بجامعة الملك خالد
الشعراوي, د. ص. ف. (2021) · بحوث عربية فى مجالات التربية النوعية · doi:10.21608/raes.2023.322165
القلق من المستقبل وعلاقته بفاعلية الذات لدى الجالية الإندونيسية الناطقة باللغة العربية في مصر
سلامة, أ. إ. ع. (2022) · Mağallaẗ Al-Dirāsāt Al-Afrū Asyawīyaẗ · doi:10.21608/aass.2022.340546
THE MODERATION AND MEDIATION MODEL OF HEALTH-RELATED KNOWLEDGE IN ILLNESS ANXIETY AND CYBERCHONDRIA
Khan, A. A., Sajjad, M., Ditta, A., Khan, G. N., Iqbal, A., Ikram, A., Bashir, R., & Akhlaq, B. (2024) · Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology · doi:10.53555/jptcp.v31i1.4669
FUTURE ANXIETY UNDER COVID-19 CIRCUMSTANCES: TESTING THE EFFECT OF GRATITUDE AND MEDIATING ROLE OF THREAT PERCEPTION
Demirdağ, A., Hasdağ, D., & Ulutaş, E. (2024) · Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi · doi:10.33171/dtcfjournal.2024.64.1.9
Older Adults’ Future Perspectives and Attitudes Amid Uncertainty: Shifts Across 2 Years of COVID-19
Vleet, B. V., Fuller, H. R., Hofmann, B., & Huseth‐Zosel, A. L. (2024) · Journal of Adult Development · doi:10.1007/s10804-024-09486-7
The Relationship of Self-Care Knowledge Towards COVID-19 Crisis with Anxiety and Quality of Life in Infertile Women
Sharifi, F., Jahromi, B. N., Alirezaei, S., Bordbar, M. R. F., & Roudsari, R. L. (2024) · Coronaviruses · doi:10.2174/0126667975318867240919184721
Bireylerin Anksiyete Okuryazarlığı Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi ve İlişkili Faktörlerin İncelenmesi
Ünkür, P., & Türkoğlu, M. C. (2024) · Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Vizyoner Dergisi · doi:10.21076/vizyoner.1490155
Making Meaning of Covid-19: Navigating the Maze of Covid-19 Information
Sriram, S., & Bhargava, S. (2024) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-97-8899-6_4
Sociodemographic factors and their predictive role in parents’ future anxiety
Bujnowska, A. M., Rodríguez, C., García, T., Areces, D., & Marsh, N. V. (2025) · Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica · doi:10.1186/s41155-025-00340-7
“The period of the pandemic has meant that researchers have been focused on studying FA together with general anxiety, stress or depression, and with the sociodemographic predictors and features related to the course of anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic (Duplaga & Grysztar, 2021).”
Influential
College Students' Community Attitudes Towards Mental Illness: Do Mental Health Problems and Literacy Matter?
Liu, S., & Wang, L. (2025) · Early Intervention in Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/eip.70075
“In contrast, students with low MHL often experience feelings of isolation and helplessness, with higher levels of DAS (Duplaga and Grysztar 2021; Gorczynski et al. 2017).”
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Authors: Duplaga, M., & Grysztar, M.
Affiliations: Jagiellonian University (PL)
Corresponding author: Duplaga, Mariusz
ORCID: Duplaga, Mariusz
Grysztar, Marcin
Venue: Healthcare
Publisher: MDPI AG
Published: 2021-01-05
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 43
ISSN: 2227-9032 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9010043
PMC: PMC7824811
OpenAlex: W3120587867
Cited by: 106
References: 105
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 2
FWCI: 14.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)
Locations: Healthcare (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Homo Politicus (Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders: Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum (N43/DBS/000050)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
Keywords: future anxiety, COVID-19 pandemic, health literacy, digital health literacy, perceived health threat, conspiracy beliefs, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, gender differences, occupational status, Polish adults, public health communication, health education, health policy, health care costs

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