Hope, Belief in Just World and Trust in Government: An Interaction Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic in India

Title

Hope, Belief in Just World and Trust in Government: An Interaction Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic in India

Creator

Mehrotra S.; Roy S.

Description

The outbreak of COVID 19 has brought about changes in all spheres of human life. In the present times of pandemic, human life has suffered not only from physical stresses but also encountered and endured several mental stresses. In recent times people adopted several measures to bring positivity to their life. The present study explores the relationship between- Hope, Belief in Just World, Covid ?19, and Trust in the Government in India, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Data was collected online from young adults, via Google forms, using the tools- Adult Hope scale, Covid Anxiety scale, Belief in Just world scale, and Trust in Government. Results showed a significant correlation between the three variables. Hope, Belief in Just World, and Trust in government. Regression analysis found these three variables to significantly impact Covid anxiety. Further, Belief in Just World was found to mediate the relationship between Hope and Covid anxiety. During challenging times, it is important to boost mental health in the right direction. Implications have been further discussed in the article. The Author(s) 2023.

Source

Omega (United States)

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

SAGE Publications Inc.

Subject

belief in just world; covid-19; hope; mental health; trust in government

Coverage

Mehrotra S., Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India; Roy S., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Christ, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 302228

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228231177852

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