A Global Pandemic: How Different Nations Coped with COVID-19 Phobia

Abstract

Aim: This study examined the impact of coping on COVID-19 Phobia (C19P) among individuals from different nations including a cluster of European countries, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the United States of America (USA) by using quantitative measures (C19P-S; Brief COPE) and a demographic questionnaire. Method: The research participants were recruited via disseminating an electronic survey on Facebook Messenger. We used the sample of 812 participants from our previous study that focused on resilience toward C19P. Result: Most coping styles correlated statistically significantly with the level of C19P at different domains including psychological, psychosomatic, economic, and social factors. At least two nations out of the five had statistically different scores for all 14 coping styles (p <0.05). The coping styles including selfdistraction, use of emotional support, use of instrumental support, behavioral disengagement, humor, religion, and self-blame were statistically significantly affected by age (p <0.05).