en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><strong>Background</strong>: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the main focus of studies was on physical impact of the disease, while psychological impacts were mainly neglected. Identifying the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population can help in planning and preparing for future pandemics. The current study aims to investigate the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population of Iran.<br> <strong>Materials and Methods</strong>: This cross-sectional survey study that was conducted online on 1735 Iranian people from April 21 to June 21, 2021. Perceived feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic were measured by Reynolds&rsquo;s self-report tool. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics including chi-square test and independent t-test in SPSS software, version 22. The&nbsp;significance&nbsp;level&nbsp;was set at 0.05.<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The mean age of the respondents was 34.62&plusmn;11.86 years. The most frequent perceived feelings were boredom (n=764, 44.0%), nostalgia (n=704, 40.6%), worry (n=613, 35.3%), and nervousness (n=591, 34.1%). Females, younger people, unemployed people, unmarried people, and those living in the urban areas experienced significantly higher levels of negative feelings.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Iranian people is high, particularly among female, unmarried, and unemployed people. Therefore, supportive and psychological interventions during the pandemic and psychological rehabilitations after the pandemic are needed.</span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span> Perceived impact, COVID-19, Iran 37 48 http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-523-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz yabolfathi@gmail.com 0000-0003-1939-1470 No Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. Nasibeh Zanjari Zanjari.nz@gmail.com 0000-0001-8183-4012 Yes Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ahmad Delbari ahmad_1128@yahoo.com 0000-0002-5618-5409 No Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mahshid Foroughan m_foroughan@yahoo.com 0000-0002-8801-4946 No Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.