Relationship Between Integrated Self-Knowledge and Resilience with Anxiety of Being Infected by COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Ambiguity, Worry, and Physical Activity

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between integrated self-knowledge and resilience with the anxiety of being infected by COVID-19 and the mediating role of intolerance of ambiguity, worry, and physical activity. The research method was descriptive correlational type and the statistical population of the study included all residents of Karaj city in the spring of 2020, among which 360 people were selected by target and available method. The research tool included the Self-Knowledge Scale; Resilience Scale; Penn State Worry Questionnaire; Ambiguity Tolerance Scale-II; Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile and Corona Disease Anxiety Scale. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data. In the present study, the direct relationship between worry and intolerance of ambiguity and with the anxiety of being infected by COVID-19 was positive and significant and the direct relationship between physical activity and with the anxiety of being infected by COVID-19 was negative and significant. The indirect relationship between integrated self-knowledge and resilience with the anxiety of being infected by COVID-19 was significant by physical activity, worry, and intolerance of ambiguity mediation. Public education to promote self-knowledge and learn resilient approaches, as well as a healthy lifestyle that incorporates physical activity, is recommended in the face of diseases and worries, and ambiguities due to its prevalence.