Investigating the effect of Fear of COVID‑19 on Psychological well-being of nurses with the moderating role of Resilience

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Fear of COVID‑19 on psychological well-being in nurses with the moderating role of Resilience, in Khorramabad Shohadaye Ashayer Hospital. Methods: The present study is descriptive research in the field of field studies in terms of applied purpose and in terms of data collection, the method of which was the survey. The statistical population of the study was 230 nurses working in Khorramabad Shohadaye Ashayer Hospital. Based on Krejcie and Morgan's table, a sample size of 140 people was selected by stratified random sampling method. To measure the variables of the research, a questionnaire was used which included three sections of Fear of COVID‑19, psychological well-being and Resilience. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha method and its validity was confirmed using convergent validity. For data analysis, structural equation modeling and Spss and PLS software have been used. Results: The results show that at the 95% confidence level, Fear of COVID‑19 has a negative and significant effect on nurses' psychological well-being (P<0/05; =β-0/509) and Resilience has a moderating role in relation to Fear of COVID‑19 and psychological well-being (P<0/05; =β-0/225).  Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be said that fear of Covid 19 has a significant role in reducing the psychological well-being of nurses, and among them, nurses with higher resilience have less psychological well-being than nurses with lower resilience.