Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic Related Mental Health on State Anxiety in Thailand

Abstract

The objective of this academic article is to study the anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic situation which affects the mental health of people in Thailand. Since the pandemic has spread all over the world, including Thailand, has taken place over a long period of time and it is unlikely to end, the discovery of new knowledge both in terms of infection spreading and mutation still exists. As the recent mutation called Omicron has been found to spread faster than other strains, it results in the concern to the general public. According to the results of study collecting psychological information, it was found that the factors that drives high anxiety are overestimating threat, inflated sense of responsibility, and intolerance of uncertainty. Solving these factors will help reducing the anxiety about COVID-19. There should be continuously further studies of this disease. There should be an agency that provides accurate information quickly in a timely manner to help relieving the anxiety that arises. This allows the public to live a new normal life amidst the continuance to face this disease without risking mental health problems caused by anxiety from such situations.