SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
This study aims to know the correlation between the degree of social support and the level of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among people recovering from the emerging coronavirus epidemic. The study was conducted on a sample of 102 individuals, who recovered from this virus, including 51 males and 51 females, who were distributed to..., Three categories included a first category (from 20 to 30 years), a second category (from 30 to 40 years), and a third category (from 40 years and above). The two social support scales of Zimet (1988), and the anxiety scale were applied to the sample members, Davidson's Aftershock (1995), The importance of this study lies in identifying the concept of social support as it provides the individual with a basic mechanism and an effective role in preventing various psychological disorders resulting from the pressures and crises that obstruct the individual’s life in general, on the one hand, and on the other hand, to help the statistical centers in quantifying the psychological effects left by this epidemic, So that these centers can develop rehabilitation and awareness programs aimed at psychological support and guidance, and thus develop effective plans aimed at prevention and appropriate treatment, The results of this study concluded that there is a high level of social support among the sample members, as well as the existence of a statistically significant correlation between the degree of social support and the level of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in the sample studied. Its results also concluded that there are statistically significant differences in the degree of social support among the individuals, The sample is attributed to the variable: age (from 20 to 50 years) and the absence of these differences with regard to the gender variable (male-female).
Keywords: Social Support, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, The New Corona Virus Epidemic COVID-19.