Attitude towards coronavirus pandemic "covid-19" and its relationship to optimism and pessimism among a sample of residents in Irbid

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the relationship between the attitude towards Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and optimism and pessimism among a sample from Irbid city. It also aimed to identify the nature of the differences between the degree of optimism and pessimism and the attitudes (affective, behavioral, cognitive) between the participants according to demographic and personal variables (gender. age, marital status, educational level, economic status, number of children). The study sample consisted of (600) male and female residents in Irbid city, who were chosen randomly. The findings showed that: there is a positive statistically significant relationship between the behavioral and cognitive attitudes towards the Corona pandemic (Covid-19) and optimism. And there is a negative statistically significant relationship between the attitude (affective, behavioral) towards the Covid-19 and pessimism. The results also showed statistically significant differences in the degree of optimism and pessimism attributed to the age variable and the differences are in the degree of optimism for the age group "from 25-35 years"and the differences in the degree of pessimism came in favor of the age group "35-36 years". Also, there are no statistically significant differences in the degree of optimism and pessimism due to a variable (gender, marital status, educational level, economic level, number of children). The results showed that there are no differences in the attitude (affective, behavioral, cognitive) attributable to the variables (gender, age, educational level, economic status, number of children). The results also indicated that there are statistically significant differences in the social status at the cognitive attitude and the differences came in favor of the Married group.