# Does awareness of COVID-19 matter? Investigating the effect of fear of COVID-19 and stress on subjective well-being
> Wirawan H.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/does-awareness-of-covid-19-matter-investigating-the-effect-of-fear-of-covid-19-a
Jurnal / Konferensi: Cogent Psychology
Tahun terbit: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2023.2216956
ISSN: 23311908
Kuartil SJR: Q2
Citations: 7

## Authors
- Wirawan H.

## Abstract
This study investigates the effect of fear of COVID-19 on subjective well-being via the mediating role of perceived stress. The moderating role of awareness of COVID-19 on the mediation model is also tested. This study employed a longitudinal correlation design with a three-wave data collection technique. The data were collected using a snowballing sampling technique where participants were recruited through online advertisements. Finally, 345 responses were included in the analysis after dropping participants who did not fully complete the study and failed the attention check items. The measures included fear of COVID-19, perceived stress, subjective well-being and awareness of COVID-19 and were administered using an online survey platform. The results suggested that fear of COVID-19 adversely impacted subjective well-being while perceived stress partially mediated the relationship. Additionally, awareness of COVID-19 moderated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress. The effect of fear of COVID-19 on perceived stress was more positive for those who had high awareness of COVID-19, consequently lowering subjective well-being. This study is among a few studies investigating a mechanism that explains the effect of fear of COVID-19 on subjective well-being.

## Keywords
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Psychology
- Mediation
- Stress (linguistics)
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Moderated mediation
- Clinical psychology
- Social psychology
- Medicine
- Virology
- Disease
- Philosophy
- Pathology
- Linguistics
- Law
- Political science
- Infectious disease (medical specialty)
- Outbreak

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