Irrational thoughts and their relationship to panic in light of the spread of the Corona virus (Covid 19) among young people in (Egypt - Iraq - Palestine)

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the degree of prevalence of irrational thoughts, and the level of panic about the (COVID-19) virus spread among Arab youth in Egypt, Iraq and Palestine. The study also aims to determine the nature of the relationship between irrational thoughts and this panic among the study sample units. The study also aims to determine the nature of individual differences in the degree of prevalence of irrational ideas about this epidemic, and the level of panic among young people according to their gender, nationality, and level of education. The study sample consisted of 303 Egyptian, Iraqi and Palestinian youth. The researchers used both the irrational thoughts scale and the panic scale. The results revealed that the degree of irrational thoughts prevalence was divided into three levels: low (29.73%), intermediate (31.77), and high (38.50). %). The study also showed that the prevalence of panic is also divided into three levels: (18.21%, (32.29%), (49.50). It also showed that there is no significant statistical correlation between irrational thoughts and panic. In addition, there are no significant statistical differences between thoughts Irrationality and panic because of gender, nationality and level of education in the study sample.