The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on all aspects of individuals’ lives, particularly their mental health due to the fear associated with the pandemic. Thus, the current study explored the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and aspects of mental health, namely anxiety and depression, and will consider whether this relationship can be mediated by mindfulness. Data were collected from a student sample of 355 participants (71.5% female and 28.5% male) ranging between 18 and 41 years of age (M = 22.41 ± 3.27), with participants completing a fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), Mindfulness Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS), and the anxiety and depression subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). In terms of the results, correlational analyses indicated that fear of COVID-19 is inversely associated with mindfulness, while positive correlations were found with anxiety and depression. Structural equation modeling analyses demonstrated that mindfulness mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and depression and anxiety. Associated implications are further discussed.

新型冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 对个人生活的各个方面产生了重大影响，尤其是由于与大流行相关的恐惧，他们的心理健康。因此，目前的研究探讨了对 COVID-19 的恐惧与心理健康方面（即焦虑和抑郁）之间的关系，并将考虑这种关系是否可以通过正念来调节。数据是从 355 名参与者（71.5% 女性和 28.5% 男性）的学生样本中收集的，参与者年龄介于 18 至 41 岁（M = 22.41 ± 3.27），参与者完成了对 COVID-19 量表的恐惧（FCV-19S） ，正念注意和意识量表（MAAS），以及症状检查表90修订版（SCL-90-R）的焦虑和抑郁分量表。从结果来看，相关分析表明，对 COVID-19 的恐惧与正念呈负相关，而与焦虑和抑郁呈正相关。结构方程模型分析表明，正念调节了对 COVID-19 的恐惧与抑郁和焦虑之间的关系。进一步讨论了相关的影响。