Irrational Fears of Life-Threatening "corona" Virus Diagnosis

Photo credit: Engin Akyurt from Pixabay - Recent results (05.02.21) of the study "Knowledge of and attitudes towards Corona", initiated by Univ.-Prof. Manuel Schabus, includes data from a total of 3,606 adults living in Austria (64.2% female, 35.5% male, 0.3% diverse). A homogeneous age distribution (approx. 20% per age group) allows a representative picture of Austrian society's current thoughts and feelings on the topic of "Corona". It is only the groups of 60-69-year-olds and the over 70s that are somewhat underrepresented, with a total of only 13. Fears, concerns and resentment The greatest fears in the current pandemic are shown to be (1) that a close relative will fall ill (68.2%), (2) the forecasted damage to the economy (46.3%), and the restrictions for freedom of expression or fundamental rights (45%). The fear of dying from "Corona" was mentioned least often (15. Almost 90% of the participants (89.1%) now feel very (60.2%) or at least somewhat (28.9%) restricted by Corona-related measures. Most participants (81.2%) share their concerns/displeasure regularly with friends or family.