Mohammad Hossein Javadi - Department of Social Work, School of Behavioral Science, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Soraya Sayar - Department of Sociology, Faculty of Management & Social Science, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Sabzi Khoshnami - Department of Social Work, School of Behavioral Science, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sara Noruzi - Department of Social Work, School of Behavioral Science, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdokht Memaryan - Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
Tahereh Azari Arghun - Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Farzaneh Yaghob - Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra Afshari - Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh Motiei - Department of Social Work, School of Behavioral Science, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Background: In January ۲۰۲۰, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-۱۹’s outbreak as an international public health emergency. In March ۲۰۲۰, WHO evaluation showed that COVID-۱۹ could be considered a pandemic disease. Nowadays, the spread of COVID-۱۹ threatens all aspects of human living conditions. In this regard, the objectives of this research are to investigate the anxieties and concerns of the Iranian people regarding the spread of COVID-۱۹ in the initial months of its outbreak. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with a qualitative methodology employing the conventional content analysis method. Data of anxieties and concerns of the general population were collected through social workers working at university/ medical schools throughout the country, affiliated healthcare centers, hotline ۱۹۰, and social networks. The data collection process was saturated with ۲۹۲۰ theoretical data from February ۲۷, ۲۰۲۰, to April ۳, ۲۰۲۰. Results: Anxieties and concerns of community members were categorized into ۸ areas: ۱- Confusion in communication with the surrounding environment, ۲- Concerns about vulnerable groups being affected, ۳- The necessity of informational support, ۴- Economic turmoil, ۵- Shortage of preventive and treatment facilities, ۶ -weakness of social capital, ۷- Stressful and destructive atmosphere, ۸- Approaches for crisis management situation. Conclusion: Based on the research findings, focusing and attention on people’s concerns in a transparent manner, and designing novel psychosocial support systems based on people’s real needs to control the disease spread result in the enhancement of social capital between community members to get through this crisis quickly.

Anxietiy, Concerns, COVID-۱۹, Psycosocia