The role of anxiety, fear and resilience in preventive behaviors against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study with nursing students

Objectives: This study aims to explore the relationships between resilience, fear of COVID-19, anxiety and use of preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 220 first-year nursing students during 2020. Results: A significant relationship emerged between resilience (p <.05), fear of COVID-19 (p =.01), anxiety (p <.01) and use of preventive behaviors. Overall, the independent predictors were fear of COVID-19 (p =.003) and male sex (p =.016). Conclusions: It is essential to develop resilience among students further to increase their preventive behaviors against COVID-19.