Social support and mental health: the mediating role of perceived stress

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Фев. 21, 2024

Social support has been associated with improved mental health; however, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. This study aimed to explore whether perceived stress mediate between social and positive affect, anxiety, depression. Drawing from Lazarus Folkman’s coping theory, emphasized influential role of in appraising stressful events. A cross-sectional survey was conducted online among 426 Filipino adults during peak COVID-19 pandemic. Participants completed measures including Multidimensional Scale Perceived Support (MSPSS), Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10), Positive Affect subscale PANAS, Depression Anxiety subscales DASS-21. The hypotheses were tested using mediation analysis. Consistent hypotheses, significantly mediated family significant other Family decreased stress, increasing decreasing anxiety On hand, did not friend Implications future research directions are discussed.

Язык: Английский

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COVID‐related distress, mental health, and substance use in adolescents and young adults

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 27(2), С. 138 - 145

Опубликована: Март 6, 2022

This study examined the impact of COVID-related disruptions on mental health and substance use in young people residing a state with an initially lower COVID burden earlier reopening in-person learning than other states.Data come from Waves 3 (Fall 2019) 4 2020) Policy Communication Evaluation (PACE) Vermont, online cohort adolescents (ages 12-17) adults 18-25). Participants Wave (212 adolescents; 662 adults) completed items stressors, pandemic their use, brief scales, past 30-day use. Analyses correlational longitudinal relationships between symptoms, use.More 60% participants noted negative effects physical, emotional, social well-being, greater impacts stressors adolescents. There were significant increases depressive (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.03, 1.66) anxiety symptoms 1.34; 1.10, 1.64) Fall 2019 2020. Higher overall Impact scores associated higher odds as well electronic vapor product adjusted cross-sectional models.Robust associations distress, health, outcomes signal opportunity to increase evidence-based interventions while adding novel approaches minimize longer-term harms adults.

Язык: Английский

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Impact of COVID‐19 outbreak on Italian healthcare workers versus general population: Results from an online survey

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 28(6), С. 1334 - 1345

Опубликована: Июль 13, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has been a stressful condition. We explored life changes and health-related consequences of outbreak in Italian healthcare workers comparison to the general population.A total 593 subjects participated online CoRonavIruS Health Impact Survey. Life events changes, physical health worries were evaluated referring 2 weeks prior survey. Mood states daily behaviour retrospectively 3 months before (T1) survey (T2). Student t test, Mann-Whitney test multivariate logistic regression analyses run.Five hundred twenty-one analysed (healthcare workers: n = 163, 31.84%; population: 349, 68.16%). Healthcare more likely report fatigue have spent time outside home during than population (χ2(df) 266.03(17) , p < 0.001, R2 0.57). From T1 T2, had significant increase negative mood, worry, restlessness, loneliness decrease happiness, while from statistically attention, concentration difficulties pleasure related activities, outdoors alcohol use.In framework growing literature on workers' status pandemic, present study allowed identify as psychosomatic modifiable variables need being monitored and, possibly managed, ameliorate workers.

Язык: Английский

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The Italian COVID‐19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Investigation of the COVID‐19 anxiety syndrome and its association with psychological symptoms in an Italian population

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 29(6), С. 1972 - 1990

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2022

The COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS) is a quick and reliable scale assessing dysfunctional coping strategies activated in response to fear threat. present study aimed provide preliminary validation of the Italian version C-19ASS investigated whether would mediate relationship between Big Five personality traits psychological outcomes.

Язык: Английский

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The Arab COVID‐19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C‐19ASS): COVID‐19 anxiety syndrome and psychological symptoms in the Saudi Arabian population

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 30(5), С. 1083 - 1094

Опубликована: Май 14, 2023

The COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS) is a reliable scale assessing dysfunctional coping strategies activated in response to fear and threat. present study aimed provide validation of the Arabic version C-19ASS explore association between psychological symptoms syndrome.In Study 1, community sample 404 participants completed results were subjected an exploratory factor analysis. In 2, 903 series measures depressed mood anhedonia, generalized anxiety health anxiety. Internal consistency, construct validity incremental assessed. Associations assessed.Factor analysis identified two-factor solution (i.e., C-19ASS-Perseveration C-19ASS-Avoidance), confirmatory suggested model best fits data. showed good internal validity. syndrome was associated with more severe symptoms, depressive Females had higher levels than males. Participants diagnosed COVID-19, those who experienced loss as consequence (Perseveration).The appears be valid measure syndrome. could suitable therapeutic target improve recovery during pandemic among Arabs.

Язык: Английский

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How do Vaccinators Experience the Pandemic? Lifestyle Behaviors in a Sample of Italian Public Health Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10(2), С. 247 - 247

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2022

Public health workers (PHWs) have experienced substantial workload changes because of their role in managing measures to limit the spread COVID-19. The study's aim was assess lifestyle Italian PHWs during pandemic. attending an annual meeting completed anonymous questionnaire assessing sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics A total 1000 questionnaires were completed. Most participants (63.5% women, mean age 40 ± 13.1 years) normal weight (61.5%), non-smokers (81.9%), had a screen time ≥5 h/day (83.1%), slept at least 6 h/night (88.7%). Approximately one-third consumed sweet foods every day (30%) did not engage physical activity (34.6%). Current food consumption, activity, sleep associated with these behaviors last 2 years (Tau-b = 0.155; Tau-b -0.175; -0.276, respectively, p < 0.001). An increase remote working worse (odds ratio (OR) 2.065, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.482-2.877) diet (OR 1.982, CI 1.385-2.838), increased tablet/PC use 3.314, 2.358-4.656). Health promotion are needed support adoption healthy lifestyles this population current

Язык: Английский

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Psychological Health Conditions and COVID-19-Related Stressors Among University Students: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2022

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has broadly impacted university students’ customary life, resulting in remarkable levels of stress and psychological suffering. Although the acute phase crisis been overcome, it does not imply that perceived related to risk contagion changes relational life experienced over more than 1 year will promptly abruptly decrease. This study aims at comparing health conditions before during COVID-19 pandemic, but also providing information on how evolved pandemic. We analyzed data from a repeated cross-sectional survey different samples students 2017 ( n = 545) 671). During were collected three stages (Stage 1, April 2020 197; Stage 2, November 274; 3, 2021 200). Student Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ) Symptom-Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) used assess, respectively, COVID-19-related stressors (Relationships Academic Life, Isolation, Fear Contagion) presence symptoms. Psychological compared baseline whereas both stages. In addition, Logistic Regression was explore associations between Findings revealed significant increase symptoms Depression (DEP), Phobic-Anxiety (PHOB), Obsessive-Compulsive (O-C), Psychoticism (PSY) pre Perceived specific significantly increased as progressing. emerged associated with several psychopathological are discussed aim tailored interventions prevent mental disease promote adjustment this stage transition within exceptional global emergency.

Язык: Английский

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Depression and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic in a student population: the effects of establishing and relaxing social restrictions

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14

Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2023

In a quasi-naturalistic study design, we evaluate the change in psychopathological syndromes and general well-being after alleviation of social restrictions. The aim this was to investigate specific relationship between isolation depressive syndromes.At two timepoints, first during maximal restrictions, second restrictions had widely ended for 9 months, other were measured an online survey addressing total cohort students registered at Heidelberg University, Germany via e-mail (n = 27,162). complete Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) used with nine items syndromes. addition, by Well-Being Index WHO-5. quantitative qualitative part related feelings loneliness.After 1.5 years pandemic-related "major" reported 40.16% respondents PHQ sample 2,318 university students. 72.52% showed severely reduced Well-Being-Index. Nine months end 28.50% participants. Well-being improved as well: 53.96% below 50 vs. study. analysis free texts suggest that significant amount are loneliness. While times pandemic participants mostly "loneliness isolation" (24.2%) their main problem, only 7.7% described these problem been loosened months. hints t2 more likely mention possible ways actively deal loneliness than t1, which might be interpreted along lines decrease syndromes.Keeping self-selection bias mind our results one third quarter accompany or even caused them, being important factor. These should taken into account health policies when coping future pandemics.

Язык: Английский

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The mediating role of personalized psychological flexibility in the association between distress intolerance and psychological distress: A national survey during the fourth waves of COVID‐19 pandemic in Iran

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 28(6), С. 1416 - 1426

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2021

Abstract The global COVID‐19 outbreak has put the human race's distress tolerance abilities to test. And, experienced getting worse with each pandemic wave; however, more flexible person, greater chance of surviving. Thus, current study aimed examine mediating role personalized psychological flexibility (PPF) in link between intolerance during fourth wave Iran. A total 576 individuals (Mean age 34.80, ±10.9, females 55.6%) took part online survey. In this national sample, PPF partially played a association mentioned above. Interestingly, mediation was independent demographic factors (age, gender, marital status, and educational level) fear COVID‐19, mindfulness, satisfaction life. So, despite variables, accepting using unpleasant emotions as fuel achieve valued goals rather than avoiding them would mitigate pandemic. Consequently, public health services can aim provide enhancing interventions decay COVID‐19‐related mental distress.

Язык: Английский

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Were we happy and we didn’t know it? A subjective dynamic and financial assessment pre-, during and post-COVID-19

The European Journal of Health Economics, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 24(5), С. 749 - 768

Опубликована: Авг. 19, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes into people's lives. Fear, job insecurity, in their financial stability, concerns about future lives have changed the entire of people and affected cognitive well-being individuals. purpose present analysis is to measure how pandemic, along with factors, perceived level We are also interested whether there differences between life before COVID-19, now after terms expectations. To address this objective, we performed an ANOVA approach a GLM estimate on repeated measures for large sample (1572 respondents) from 43 worldwide countries, during period May 2020 July 2021. Our results show that factors reflected by both size income personal or family affect levels happiness. Robustness checks using stress as alternative estimator happiness consolidated our results. Additionally, find compared previous decreased, while future, expect be happier, but not more than past when they did know existence virus. This one first studies investigate relationship before, during, COVID-19. These findings important policymakers improve conditions living areas health stability.

Язык: Английский

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