Climate Changes, Natural Resources Depletion, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Russian-Ukrainian War: What Is the Impact on Habits Change and Mental Health?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(19), P. 11929 - 11929

Published: Sept. 21, 2022

Climate Change, Natural Resources Depletion, COVID-19, and Wars are some of the great challenges our time. The consequences will affect psychological well-being could have a harmful impact on mental health. This study aimed to assess level preoccupation fears surrounding issues 21st-century implication for general population from Central/Southern Italy among different age groups. A questionnaire that included sociodemographic characteristics, topics formulated ad-hoc about preoccupation, fears, habits, willingness change habits in future related challenges, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS-21) was administered online. sample 1831 participants (61% F; mean 47.71 ± 17.30) obtained. Results showed young adults older adults, respectively, reported greater less well-being. Young higher scores changing future, while lowest except also controlling gender. this variable, as well correlations between many variables described, rely specificity age, challenges. Moreover, main concerns were based both In conclusion, various stresses discussed relationship with personal well-being, it is important consider potential global health resulting these stressors.

Language: Английский

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Mental Health and Quality of Professional Life of Healthcare Workers: One Year after the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 2977 - 2977

Published: Feb. 7, 2023

Background: COVID-19 has radically changed our lives, bringing with it numerous consequences. While this is already true for the general population, even more so a specific job category: healthcare workers. Objective: This study aims to analyze mental health and quality of professional life workers one year after outbreak pandemic. Methods: based on an exploratory quantitative method. The researchers submitted questionnaire consisting scales validated in literature through Lime-Survey platform. dimensions explored included health, burnout, compassion fatigue, satisfaction basic work-related needs, perceived support from friends family. results show how well-being continues decline due increased stress, which, turn, leads situations psychological distress discomfort that are summarized appearance disorders such as, example, burnout. In situation distress, some protective aspects emerge social support, especially dimension friendship. Conclusions: general, taking care category turns out be essential prepared possible future illnesses people who suffer.

Language: Английский

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Tweet topics and sentiments relating to distance learning among Italian Twitter users

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: June 2, 2022

Abstract The outbreak of COVID-19 forced a dramatic shift in education, from in-person learning to an increased use distance over the past 2 years. Opinions and sentiments regarding this switch traditional remote classes can be tracked real time microblog messages promptly shared by Twitter users, who constitute large ever-increasing number individuals today. Given framework, present study aims investigate topics related Italy March 2020 November 2021. A two-step sentiment analysis was performed using VADER model syuzhet package understand overall emotions. dynamic latent Dirichlet allocation (DLDA) built identify commonly discussed tweets their evolution time. results show modest majority negative opinions, which shifted until trend reversed. Among eight emotions package, ‘trust’ most positive emotion observed tweets, while ‘fear’ ‘sadness’ were top Our also identified three topics: (1) requests for support measures learning, (2) concerns about its application, (3) anxiety government decrees introducing red zones corresponding restrictions. People’s attitudes changed future applications (topic 2) gained importance latter stages 2021, first third topics, ranked highly at first, started steep descent last part period. indicate that even if current ends, Italian people are concerned any new emergency will bring back into again.

Language: Английский

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Impact of Altered Holiday Plans Due to COVID-19 on Tourist Satisfaction: Evidence from Costa Daurada

Tourism and Hospitality, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 51 - 51

Published: March 24, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic altered the holiday plans of many people. Whether it was due to travel bans or fear contracting infection, people modified, among other aspects, their chosen destination, transport, accommodations, length stay, and activities be undertaken during stay. In this context, we aim disentangle effect these changes on tourist satisfaction. Previous research effects tourism sector has studied shrinkage demand, in behaviour adaptation processes supply side. Nonetheless, few works have analysed tourists’ plans. Two main hypotheses been put forward. First, tourists might dissatisfied given that they could not attain expectations. contrast, second hypothesis suggests those individuals who changed more satisfied because diminished perceived risk contagion. We used data drawn from a survey (N = 2009) visited Costa Daurada, very popular Mediterranean coastal destination just after end Spanish lockdown. Then, statistically significant differences satisfaction levels between groups did are assessed by means Kruskal–Wallis Wilcoxon Rank Sum tests. Results signal were when had modified initial Indeed, overall visitors switched Daurada slightly lower, difference significant, compared ones planning there beginning. Satisfaction significantly lower for case rest items (transportation, accommodation, activities). On contrary, activities, apparently contributed mitigate perception led better experience. also suggest willing adapt new situation order renounce holidays. terms implications management stakeholders, conclusion is continuous cooperation mutual trust key adapting turbulent environments which becomes central.

Language: Английский

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Depression, anxiety, and stress in the Chilean Educational System: children and adolescents post-pandemic prevalence and variables

Frontiers in Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Oct. 18, 2024

The mental health of children and adolescents in the Chilean Educational System (ChES) has become a severe post-pandemic public problem. This cross-sectional study, which included 1,174 from five regions, used DASS-21 scale, focusing on determining prevalence depression, anxiety, stress, as well identifying associated risk factors. results exposed high stress (60.2%, 63.6%, 50.2%, respectively). Risk factors for depression involve being female, having separated parents, school, cell phone, difficulty sleeping, ruminative thoughts, low self-esteem. For 12 years old, owning sleep problems, ruminations, self-esteem, an atheist. were identified atheist, extensive use social networks. research underscores urgent need intervention by educational authorities, given marked deterioration adolescent students ChES, to prevent long-term consequences.

Language: Английский

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The Human Superorganism: Using Microbes for Freedom vs. Fear

Applied Microbiology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(3), P. 883 - 905

Published: Aug. 10, 2023

Balanced fear supports human rational decision-making and useful behavioral responses. In contrast, overwhelming, persistent, unbalanced can paralyze the individual result in heightened anxiety, lack of cognitive flexibility, fear-based public compliance serious mental health issues. Psychobiotics research has established that a healthy microbiome is required for balanced protection via control extinction. The recent COVID-19 pandemic featured daily, fear-of-a-single-contagion conditioning on global scale paired with various mandates (e.g., lockdowns healthy, wearing face masks many locations including schools, isolation from environmental microbes each other through closure beaches parks, restrictions social gatherings access to family members hospitals senior-assisted facilities). Such degraded isolated us microbes. It also ignored historic role secondary bacterial pathogens deaths. This narrative review examines how institutional promotion fear-of-a-single-contagion, risk communication, appalling disregard our fundamental nature (as majority-microbial superorganisms) resulted problems rather than solutions. illustrates government-public health-media pervasive microbiome-degrading behaviors: (1) increased compliance, (2) reduced (3) conditions. However, portion general chose healthier path their consumption microbiome- immune-supportive supplements fermented foods during after pandemic. For future, must follow lead this population ensure freedom, paralyzing fear, dominates future.

Language: Английский

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Risk perception of COVID-19 and its related factors among centralized medical isolation groups in China

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Feb. 1, 2023

Medical isolation is one of the most effective measures to slow spread virus when dealing with a pandemic. Millions people in China have undergone centralized medical (CMI) during COVID-19 This study aims assess group's risk perception and explore influencing factors.A total 400 participants (200 who had experienced CMI 200 not experienced) completed questionnaire related perceptions. The was designed Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory (CEST) Common Sense Model Risk Perception (CSM). It adopted nine questions measure terms Emotional feelings, Cognitive judgment, Mental representation unusual severity. Descriptive statistical analysis, correlation multiple linear regression analysis were conducted SPSS 26.0 software.The mean score for group 30.75, standard deviation 7.503, which significantly higher than that non-centralized (NCMI) (risk 28.2, 7.129). results show perceptions older age, education, those received vaccination, lived family children.Risk groups NCMI groups. government should draw more care psychological wellbeing provide extra support assistance elderly raising younger children. In future pandemics like outbreak, actively guide public properly isolate at home cautiously implement policy.

Language: Английский

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Intervening on Global Emergencies: The Value of Human Interactions for People’s Health

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 735 - 735

Published: Sept. 2, 2023

Literature about global emergencies and their impact on people's health underlines the need to improve social cohesion of human community availability tools support people foster interactions. This paper illustrates research aimed at describing measuring interactions in Veneto its changing during COVID-19 pandemic. 50,000 text occurrences from media newspapers these topics were analyzed between December 2021 January 2022. People present themselves as members different teams, pursuing conflicting aims, attributing decision-making responsibility management exclusively governments, without considering active parts community. delegation process citizens' behalf can affect health: by taking minor handling repercussions events arguing over most effective way deal with them, they risk freezing waiting for action third parties, thus leaving mutual promotion own a standstill. Local institutions use data shape prevention policies manage community's them opportunities promote public health.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing empowerment in young adults during the COVID-19 era in Italy through the Photovoice technique

Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 42(29), P. 25634 - 25647

Published: Aug. 31, 2022

Abstract The spread of COVID-19 has led to increasingly stringent containment measures. After the first period lockdown, there been an easing measures worldwide. However, this choice helped bring about a second wave be faced by many states. present research was conducting during in which it necessary for population find strategies living with COVID-19. proposed action envisaged use Photovoice and, due social distancing, carried out online. A total 250 young adults were involved aim bringing individual and community solutions effective coexistence data, collected through triangulation process, analysed on basis grounded theory support NVivo 12. results highlight how online is tool implementing empowerment identifying live

Language: Английский

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The Psychological Well-Being and Civic Engagement of Polish, Croatian and Lithuanian Academic Students during COVID-19 Outbreak

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(18), P. 11202 - 11202

Published: Sept. 6, 2022

The aim of this research was to recognize the relationship between well-being and civic engagement under difficult circumstances COVID-19 pandemic amongst students from Poland, Lithuania Croatia. Overall, 1362 academic (Poland, n = 596, Croatia, 386, Lithuania, 379) participated in study. Mean rank differences level (overall CE) were analysed by levels psychological PWB its subscales) using Kruskal–Wallis test (one-way ANOVA on ranks). We conducted post hoc analysis with Bonferroni tests measure significance CE detailed PWB. To avoid biases due interaction effects dependent variables, mean ranks followed a binomial logistic regression model subgroups (by gender country). Results obtained showed that higher have engagement. are most pronounced relation dimension PWB, such as “positive relations others”, “personal growth”, “autonomy”, “self-acceptance”. In crisis, pandemic, it is worth encouraging take targeted actions, well create actions referring personal development relationships. There no direction shape associations respect country participants, which leads us draw conclusions pointing globalised nature student experience during part Europe.

Language: Английский

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