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DEATH ANXIETY AND COVID-19 Section

Millions of people around the world have died from COVID-19 during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic presented a psychological stressor for already present death anxiety fears. COVID-19 death anxiety was found to influence people's judgement throughout their lives. In an Australian study, those who fear that they are more prone to contracting and dying from COVID-19 have higher levels of death anxiety. The study finds a positive correlation with death anxiety and general psychological disturbances such as depression, anxiety, stress, and paranoia. Participants were also found to have greater fears of death from COVID-19(average 22%) than the Australian fatality case rate(2%). Elderly individuals, who were already likely to experience death anxiety outside of a pandemic situation, now find their fear of death largely exacerbated. The fear of dying from COVID-19 has also been one of the leading factors in psychological distress among many countries during the course of the pandemic. It has particularly affected women and those with a lower level of education. During the COVID-19 pandemic, death anxiety has been a large contributor to declining mental wellbeing among those working in helping professions such as nursing and social work.

1. Newton-John, T., Chambers, S. , Menzies, R. E. , & Menzies, R. G. (2020). Psychological distress and COVID-19: estimations of threat and the relationship with death anxiety.

2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308596/#r51 10.1017/S1754470X20000215