Mahmoud Esmaeilpour Eshkaftaki
Abstract
Aim: The corona disease epidemic and quarantine have had different effects on the social and psychological aspects of individuals. The aim of this research was to study the relation between social support with components of the social capital and the psychological capital of students in corona epidemic. ...
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Aim: The corona disease epidemic and quarantine have had different effects on the social and psychological aspects of individuals. The aim of this research was to study the relation between social support with components of the social capital and the psychological capital of students in corona epidemic. Method: This study is descriptive-correlation type and statistical population of all students of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the second semester of the 2019- 2020 academic year numbered over 40000 people. A sample of 402 men and women students evaluated by Social Support Scale (Zimet, et al, 1998), Putnam social Capital Questionnaire (Putnam, 2000), and Psychological Capital Questionnaire (Luthans, et al, 2007) through online recall and via social network. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used. Results: The results showed social capital and psychological capital had meaningful correlation with students’ social support. Also, social support and social capital could be predicted 24% and 48%by psychological capital, respectively (P < 0/001). Conclusion: It seems that the social support of students is predictable with components of social capital and psychological capital and has practical implications at preparation of interventions in crisis at the time of corona outbreak and after it.