Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on Optimism during COVID-19 Pandemic
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COVID-19 Pandemic, middle-aged adults, Optimism, Socio-demographyAbstract
The present study aims to assess the effect of some socio-demographic factors on optimism in adults who tested positive for covid-19 during the pandemic. to conduct the study 200 subjects who tested positive for covid-19 were selected as sample. the age range of the sample was 40-60 years. the optimism scale constructed and standardized by ajawani (2010) was used to assess optimism. the information on demographic variables namely age, gender, educational status, family income and type of family was collected through a demographic fact sheet. results indicate no significant association of socio-demographic variables namely age, gender and type of family with optimism in subjects who tested positive for covid-19 during the pandemic. a significant positive association was found between educational status and optimism (kendall tau_b = 0.366, p<.01), thereby indicating that an increase in educational status also leads to increased optimism in subjects who tested positive for covid-19. a significant positive association was found involving family income and optimism (kendall tau_b = 0.221 p<.01), thereby indicating that an increase in family income also leads to increased optimism in subjects who tested positive for covid-19. it was concluded that certain socio-demographic factors such as educational status and family income are responsible for low optimism in subjects who tested positive for covid-19 during the pandemic.
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