No man is an island: Men living alone during COVID‐19 report lower need satisfaction and well‐being

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 33(4), С. 1002 - 1017

Опубликована: Март 6, 2023

Abstract Based on data from a large‐scale social survey in the United Kingdom, present work examines influence of household situation and gender individuals' psychological needs subjective well‐being during COVID‐19 pandemic. Asked to compare their current state that before pandemic, men but not women living alone report decline basic for meaningfulness self‐esteem, as well lower well‐being. A mediated moderation analysis indicates is mainly by satisfaction need self‐esteem. The findings suggest isolation pandemic may have affected women's differently highlight special role offering insights potential interventions times crisis.

Язык: Английский

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On the relevance of considering temporal dynamics in loneliness research

Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 15(1), С. 267 - 274

Опубликована: Дек. 5, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Relationship dynamics of trailing spouses before and during a time of crisis

Journal of Global Mobility The Home of Expatriate Management Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(1), С. 43 - 61

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2023

Purpose This qualitative study explores how trailing spouses form their relationships before and after a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic what patterns can be observed. It significant with friends extended family, focusing on dynamics change. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted semi-structured interviews seven in Malaysia: pandemic, beginning at end of first year pandemic. used longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis (LIPA). Findings Being aware limits resources emerged key factor develop maintain family. fact that changed social networks illuminates crucial these or absence are adjustment readjustment process. Children play role relationships. Research limitations/implications Comparative research into friendships different groups various locations could capture more specificity relationship dynamics. Practical implications explored promote better understanding spouses' networks, which can, turn, support facilitate both repatriation processes. They help explain kind best spouse transition during time adjustment. These findings incorporated intercultural training programs. Originality/value No current know has crisis.

Язык: Английский

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Psychological Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Vulnerable Groups

European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(9), С. 1815 - 1830

Опубликована: Сен. 14, 2023

This study responds to the need explore psychological predictors of COVID-19-related anxiety in vulnerable groups. An anonymous voluntary online survey was conducted (n = 520) with (a) working parents young children (0-12 y.o.), (b) people chronic physical conditions, (c) multiple vulnerability characteristics and (d) a control group (no self-reported vulnerability) 2022. Findings showed that perceived stress trait sufferers were single weak positive COVID-19 anxiety. However, both factors had stronger effect on pandemic-related for vulnerabilities. In group, resilience optimistic expectations (combined stress) moderate negative The findings emphasize importance perceptions, expectations, as well intersectional research from perspectives. Furthermore, they highlight necessity group-specific policies interventions aimed at handling tendencies groups strengthening non-vulnerable groups, rather than tackling only emergent conditions crisis times.

Язык: Английский

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The Role of Existential Concerns in the Individual’s Decisions regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Survey among Non-Vaccinated Italian Adults during the Third Wave of the Pandemic

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10(7), С. 1079 - 1079

Опубликована: Июль 5, 2022

Recent studies have suggested that health constructs embraced by the Terror Management Theory (TMT) and Basic Psychological Needs (BPNT) may drive individuals' COVID-19 health-related decisions. This study examines relationships between existential concerns (ECs; within TMT), basic psychological needs (BPNs; BPNT) vaccine hesitancy (VH), as well mediating role of negative attitudes toward vaccines. A cross-sectional survey was carried out from April to May 2021 on a sample two hundred eighty-seven adults (M

Язык: Английский

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You Do Not Have to Get through This Alone: Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Psychosocial Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic across Four Countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(23), С. 15699 - 15699

Опубликована: Ноя. 25, 2022

While experiencing the unpredictable events of COVID-19 pandemic, we are likely to turn people in order regulate our emotions. In this research, investigate how interpersonal emotion regulation is connected affective symptoms, above and beyond intrapersonal regulation. Furthermore, explore whether perceived psychosocial resources moderate these associations, i.e., if individuals reporting healthier social connections benefit differently from N = 1401 participants USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland completed an online survey that included text samples. Affective symptoms (depression, adjustment disorder, fear COVID-19) were examined based on self-reported as well language-based indicators. As resources, support, loneliness, attachment style, trust. We defined latent variables for adaptive maladaptive analyzed they associated with controlling Further, interacted resources. Maladaptive strategies symptoms. With lower associations between depressive more pronounced. The results highlight worse mental health. These effects not buffered by stronger low

Язык: Английский

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University Teacher Students’ Learning in Times of COVID-19

Education Sciences, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 11(12), С. 776 - 776

Опубликована: Ноя. 30, 2021

At the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, school and university learning were abruptly switched to distance learning, coming along with psychological strains various lags on part students. These problems come a head when focusing teacher students, since an expectable competence lag their part, similarly arising from pandemic-caused training, could affect future teaching schools, possibly then disadvantaging students second time. To determine changes students’ self-concept professional knowledge, we used data repeated cross-sectional survey carried out period 2018 2021, including several comparable cohorts overall N = 395 This design allowed for splitting participants two groups relating times before after switching learning. Our results show that switch goes hand lower scores almost every dimension although, parallel, variables such as openness experiences, agreeableness, conscientiousness increased significantly, indicating certain degree compliance new situation. Beyond that, report evaluative among 84 July offering further insights into situation during first semester Its primarily which specific aspects consider need improvement. On other hand, it becomes clear they experienced handicaps areas, accompanied by significant decrease core self-evaluations comparing them reference sample. Practical implications recommendations can be derived these are discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Mitigating the effect of COVID‐19 in a postemergency phase: The role of sense of community and individual resilience

Journal of Community Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 52(8), С. 1138 - 1149

Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2024

To identify and confirm patterns of relationships connecting sense community (SOC) individual resilience with psychological well-being, via the mediation coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacts on life domains. An online survey was conducted a sample adults (n = 650) 1 year after COVID-19 outbreak in Italy United States (April-December 2021). Utilizing Structural Equation Model, we tested model 563) to associations between SOC perceived emergency situation well-being. Results revealed that during crisis, had an influence but only by mediating effects Independently, direct The findings support importance interaction collective variables played different roles at phases pandemic. suggest for possible interventions enhance well-being crises.

Язык: Английский

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Social Identification in Times of Crisis: How Need to Belong, Perspective Taking, and Cognitive Closure Relate to Changes in Social Identification

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 55(1), С. 38 - 51

Опубликована: Дек. 5, 2024

ABSTRACT In a world shaped by global crises—from pandemics to international armed conflicts an escalating climate crisis—research into human reactions and coping with uncertainty is becoming increasingly important. The fundamental role of identification social groups in maintaining well‐being during times threat has been emphasized. this context, the aim study was examine relationship between interindividual differences— need belong, perspective taking, for cognitive closure—and changes identification. To test our hypotheses, we conducted two‐wave online sample 1008 participants COVID‐19 pandemic. We examined narrow (i.e., family, friends, neighbors) broader categories own country, Europe, humanity). found overall increase crises across all groups. results show that belong (at Time 1) positively related increases 2) groups, while positive association taking observed almost except neighbors. Contrary expectations, however, closure showed no any group 2). These findings emphasize importance differences understanding over time.

Язык: Английский

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Emotional Experiences of Vulnerable Groups During COVID-19

European Journal of Psychology Open, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 82(2), С. 69 - 78

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2023

Abstract: Introduction: The study focuses on the prevalent emotions and specific experiences of three particularly vulnerable groups in Bulgarian pandemic context. target include working parents with small children (0–12 years), people who lost their jobs because COVID-19 crisis, chronic diseases. Methods: To determine sources stress, we conducted semistructured in-depth calendar interviews ( N = 45) late 2021. Narratives representatives generated authentic retrospective textual data, amounting to 221,883 words. identify speech, did an automated qualitative data analysis text corpuses built a 10-category dictionary for basic accordance Carroll Izard’s (1991) differential theory, including synonyms, similar, related Results: Content showed that most prominent emotion was fear, followed by interest, sadness enjoyment. Lack consistent reliable information, feeling uncertainty, fear unknown constant changes restrictive measures were significant stress all included study. At same time, differed both content expressed fears. Discussion: Both practical future research implications are discussed. Perhaps, these findings valid other types crises can serve as central line elaborating crisis communication strategies targeting concrete society. Conclusion: Although narratives fears very different groups. Findings suggest policies might be more effective case crisis.

Язык: Английский

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