Abstract

The COVID19 pandemic has put people under severe psychological pressure, especially in a country like India that is one of the most populated countries in the world. The objective of the present study is to investigate the association and possible impact of certain factors (gender, age, living status, working status, and location) with claustrophobia and anxiety disorders on home quarantine individuals. A self-reported data was gathered from 684 individuals between the age group of 18 − 60 years of which 63.2% were males and 36.8 % were females. The statistical tools used in the study were correlation, regression, and mediation analysis. The results showed that women and the elderly were more anxious and showed symptoms of claustrophobia. Without exception, mediation analysis showed that gender, location, and age have a direct significant effect on claustrophobia and an indirect effect on anxiety through claustrophobia. The main findings emphasize the adverse psychological effects of claustrophobia and anxiety during the quarantine period and provide crucial information for home quarantine individuals and medical practitioners.

摘要

COVID19 大流行给人们带来了巨大的心理压力，尤其是在印度这样的世界上人口最多的国家之一。本研究的目的是调查某些因素（性别、年龄、生活状况、工作状况和地点）与幽闭恐惧症和焦虑症对居家隔离者的关联和可能影响。收集了 684 名年龄在 18-60 岁之间的人的自我报告数据，其中 63.2% 为男性，36.8% 为女性。研究中使用的统计工具是相关性、回归和中介分析。结果表明，女性和老年人更加焦虑，并表现出幽闭恐惧症的症状。无一例外，中介分析表明，性别、地点、和年龄对幽闭恐惧症有直接的显着影响，对幽闭恐惧症的焦虑有间接影响。主要研究结果强调了隔离期间幽闭恐惧症和焦虑症的不良心理影响，并为居家隔离人员和医生提供了重要信息。