Investigating The Consequences Of The Corona Virus Pandemic And Social Resilience In Bandar Abbas City

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD. Student, Department of Sociology of Social Issues, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Education, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.

10.22038/mjms.2025.80118.4619

Abstract

Background and purpose: The purpose of this research is to analyze the effects of Corona on the social stability of Bandar Abbas city.
Method: The method of this research is mixed and a questionnaire was used to collect information. The population studied in the current research was the residents of Bandar Abbas city, and to determine the sample size, a statistical sample of 384 people was determined through random stratification sampling and using the modified Kochran formula.
Findings: The results of the research showed that Corona had a significant difference with the standard average on all the investigated dimensions (except the psychological dimension) (score 3). The results of the research showed that Corona has a significant difference with the standard average (score 3) on all the investigated dimensions of the consequences (except the psychological dimension). And for this reason, at the 99% confidence level, it can be said that the spread of Corona has had social, economic, health, recreational welfare consequences in Bandar Abbas city (P>0.05). Also, social resilience and its four dimensions have a significant difference with the average score of the spectrum, and for this reason, it can be said that the difference in the level of social resilience in Bandar Abbas city has a significant difference with the usual level (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Therefore, social resilience refers to the ability of a system to recover itself after the occurrence of a shock or crisis or the impulses of a major incident.

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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 68, Issue 3
May and June 2025
Pages 627-638

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