RESEARCH ON GENERALIZED ANXIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC-TAKING IDEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL EDUCATORS AS AN EXAMPLE

ABSTRACT

Background: Affected by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have experienced extremely general anxiety or depression. This article takes ideological and political educators as an example to study the generalized anxiety problem in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic from a demographic perspective. The influencing factors are analyzed and mitigation strategies are proposed accordingly. Subjects and methods: A total of 231 ideological and political educators from different colleges or middle schools in Anhui Province of China were selected and the survey was carried out through online questionnaires. Using SPSS 26.0 as the tool, the Chi-square test and cross-analysis were conducted to study the influencing factors of anxiety of ideological and political educators. Results: The age factor was significantly correlated with anxiety at the 0.001 level (chi(2) = 33.067, P < 0.001). The gender factor was significantly correlated with anxiety at the 0.01 level (chi(2) = 11.591, P < 0.01). The highest educational level was associated with anxiety at the 0.01 level. There was a significant correlation at the 0.001 level (chi(2) = 22.653, P < 0.001). There was a significant correlation between physical health and anxiety at the 0.001 level (chi(2) = 22.653, P < 0.001). The degree of attention to the pandemic also significantly affected the level of individual anxiety (chi(2) = 46.430, P < 0.001). Conclusions: This study conducted a survey analysis of 231 ideological and political educators in different universities or middle schools in Anhui Province of China. The results show that factors such as age, gender, highest education, health, and attention to the pandemic will all affect the anxiety level of individuals. Therefore, educators should combine their own conditions and determine whether professional psychological counseling is needed according to the severity of anxiety.