Investigating the Mediating Role of Obsession and Ambiguity Intolerance in Predicting Coronary Anxiety Based on Metacognitive Beliefs in the Prevalence of Covid-19 Virus

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of obsession and intolerance of ambiguity in predicting coronary anxiety based on metacognitive beliefs in the prevalence of Covid-19 virus.

The present study was a descriptive correlation (path analysis). The statistical population of the study included all men and women who completed the questionnaires online. The statistical sample size was determined based on Morgan table equal to 330 people, which was done by available sampling method and online questionnaire. The instruments used in this study were Maudsley (1977) obsessive-compulsive disorder questionnaire, McLain ambiguity tolerance questionnaire (1993), Wells Metacognitive Beliefs (1997), and Alipour et al. (2000) coronavirus anxiety questionnaire. To analyze the research data, the path analysis method was used, which was performed using Lisrel 8.8 software.

The results of path analysis showed that in the hypothetical model, all indicators had a good fit and the model was approved. Path coefficients also showed that only the direct path of positive beliefs to tolerance of ambiguity and obsession was not significant and the other paths of metacognitive beliefs to obsession and tolerance of ambiguity as well as the path of obsession and ambiguity of tolerance to coronary anxiety were significant.

Therefore, metacognitive beliefs, mediated by obsession and intolerance of ambiguity, predict the degree of coronary anxiety during the outbreak of Covid 19.