Fear of COVID-19, Coronavirus Anxiety, COVID-19 Burnout, and Resilience: Examining Psychometric Properties of COVID-19 Burnout Scale in Urdu

• Published in: Journal of Asian and African studies (Leiden) Vol. 59; no. 8; pp. 2303 - 2315
• Main Authors: Yıldırım, Murat, Ashraf, Farzana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01-12-2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Anxiety; Burnout; COVID-19; Fear & phobias; Original; Quantitative psychology; Reliability; Resilience; Risk factors; Young adults; coronavirus anxiety; fear of COVID-19; COVID-19 Burnout Scale Urdu; COVID-19 burnout; Resilience
• ISSN: 0021-9096; 1745-2538
• DOI: 10.1177/00219096231153161

This research examined the associations between resilience, fear of COVID-19, coronavirus anxiety and COVID-19 burnout. The study also aimed to validate the COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS) in Urdu. Participants included 812 Pakistani young adults (55.7% males; mean age 26.4 ± 8.7 years). Results supported a one-factor solution for the COVID-19-BS with high reliability. Mediation analysis showed that resilience mediated the relationships between fear of COVID-19 and coronavirus anxiety with COVID-19 burnout. The study provided preliminary evidence that fear of COVID-19 and coronavirus anxiety might be significant risk factors for burnout among the Pakistani general population, and resilience might mitigate the impacts of these factors.