scholarly journals Psychological well-being and lockdown: a study on an Italian sample during the first COVID-19 wave

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Marchetti ◽  
Daniele Gatti ◽  
Lucio Inguscio ◽  
Giuliana Mazzoni
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

During February and March 2020, the Italian government decided to provide guidelines in order to counter the spreading of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Several studies have shown that the first Lockdown deeply affected the psychological well-being of the individuals, but the role of possible protective variables is currently not known. In the present study we aimed to investigate the impact of several behavioral variables on individuals’ mental states and emotions experienced during the first Lockdown in Italy. Participants were 172 Italian adults and they were asked to answer several questions regarding the intensity of mental states and emotions experienced, the perceived usefulness of lockdown, the feeling of living a normal life, and the coping strategies implemented to face the pandemic. Results showed that, during the first wave of COVID-19 in Italy, only the perceived usefulness of lockdown positively affected people’s emotions. This result suggests that a better communication of the experimental findings supporting the political decisions made, and behavioral measures shaped to increase people’s commitment to the proposed rules are crucial in order to enhance people’s wellbeing. While this result is limited to the first wave and the first lockdown, future research should assess the role of rule acceptance and coping strategies in subsequent waves of COVID-19, and consequent partial or total lockdowns.

scholarly journals Risk Perception of COVID-19, Meaning-Based Resources and Psychological Well-Being amongst Healthcare Personnel: The Mediating Role of Coping

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 3225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Krok ◽  
Beata Zarzycka
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

The well-being of healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic depends on the ways in which they perceive the threat posed by the virus, personal resources, and coping abilities. The current study aims to examine the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between risk perception of COVID-19 and psychological well-being, as well as the relationship between meaning-based resources and psychological well-being amongst healthcare personnel in southern Poland. Two hundred and twenty-six healthcare personnel who worked in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and medical laboratories during the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic (March–May 2020) filled in questionnaires measuring risk perception of COVID-19, meaning-based resources, coping, and psychological well-being. The results demonstrate that risk perception was negatively related to psychological well-being, whereas meaning-based resources were positively associated with well-being. Two coping strategies—problem-focused and meaning-focused coping—mediated the relationship between risk perception and psychological well-being as well as the relationship between meaning-based resources and psychological well-being. This indicates that perception processes and personal factors do not directly influence healthcare personnel’s psychological well-being, but rather they do indirectly through coping processes.

scholarly journals Bienestar psicológico y ansiedad competitiva: el papel de las estrategias de afrontamiento / Competitive Anxiety and Psychological Well-being: the Role of Coping Strategies

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Enrique Cantón-Chirivella ◽  
Irene Checa-Esquiva ◽  
María Yolanda Vellisca-González
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Bienestar Psicologico

<p>Resumen: </p><p>El interés por el estudio del bienestar psicológico (Ryff, 1989) y su relación con las estrategias de afrontamiento se ha producido también en el ámbito deportivo. En esta investigación, se evalúan la ansiedad competitiva, el bienestar psicológico y las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas en la competición por 213 deportistas, de cuatro deportes diferentes. Los resultados permiten predecir, a través de los análisis de regresión, la posibilidad de experimentar ansiedad y bienestar psicológico en el contexto competitivo, regulado por el papel mediador de las estrategias de afrontamiento dirigidas a la tarea.</p><p> </p><p>Abstract:</p><p><span>Interest in the study of psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989) and its relationship with coping strategies has also occurred in sports. In this study, competitive anxiety, psychological well-being and coping strategies are assessed in 213 athletes competing in four different sports. The results predict, through regression analysis, the possibility of experiencing anxiety and psychological well-being in the competitive context, regulated by the mediator of task-directed coping strategies.</span></p>

scholarly journals Assessment of Psychological Well-Being, Social Support and Coping Strategies of Patients with Amputation Attending Clinic at National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-34
Author(s):  
Emordi M.A. ◽  
Aina J. O.
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Regression Result ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
And Coping

Amputation affects the patient physically, psychologically, socially, economically, and spiritually. The highest number of prevalent traumatic amputations was in East Asia and South Asia followed by Western Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, high-income North America and Eastern Europe. Similarly in Nigeria, amputation has devastating effects on individuals, and on the economy. A number of researchers have invested time and energy in reducing the challenges but it appear that the number of depression and other effects are increasing daily. Therefore, the research aimed at assessing the psychological well-being, social support and coping strategies of patients with amputation. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional designed to investigate the psychological well-being of amputees. Total enumeration was adopted for the research. A validated questionnaire was used with a Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency ranging from 0.81 to 0.81. Data were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23 to generate summaries of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Results showed that the age ranged of the participants were from 25-34 years. The characterization of the degree of Psychological well-being of patients shows that majority of the respondents are of high level of disappointment, discouragement, dissatisfaction and despondent about their present conditions and life. Similarly, the first regression result indicate that there is a significant relationship between the psychological well-being and coping strategies which affects the duration of the amputees attending the clinics with [R2 = .721, R2 adj = .558, F(27, 46) = 4.411, p < .001], therefore this hypothesis was accepted. Also, the second hypothesis indicated that there is a significantly relationship among the psychological well-being, social support and coping strategies of amputees attending clinic with [R2 = .909, R2 adj = .805, F(39, 34) = 8.748, p < .001]. Therefore, this hypothesis was accepted. The study concluded that complexity of psychological well-being, social and coping strategies in the lives of human being and their inter relationships were well exposed and their relationships were evaluated. Future research should be conducted on a larger sample, using a mixed-method approach to uncover a large diversity of coping efforts used, by individuals who had a lower limb amputation.

scholarly journals Generating Subjective Theories After a Disaster: The Role of Personality

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Ingrid González Palta ◽  
Pablo Castro-Carrasco ◽  
Enzo Cabrera ◽  
Paulina Jamet ◽  
Francisco Leal-Soto
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

The role of people's beliefs in their perception of disasters has been scarcely studied. In this study, we analyzed how people who experienced an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami employ subjective theories (ST) to explain their traumatic experience. This study aimed to interpret the explanations developed by a group of people about the earthquake and tsunami that took place in Chile in 2015.  Thirteen episodic interviews were conducted as part of a qualitative case study. The participants' theories were grouped into four categories: the impact of personality on one's reaction to hardships; the existence of a link between personality and coping styles; the limited influence of personality on one's way of coping with difficulties; and changes in personality after experiencing hardships. These findings are discussed analyzing whether the participants' explanations could foster personal growth and psychological well-being after the catastrophe.   How to cite: González-Palta, I., Castro-Carrasco, P. J., Cabrera, E., Jamet, P., & Leal-Soto, F. (2021). Generating Subjective Theories After a Disaster: The Role of Personality. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 30(2), 13-26. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v30n2.79061

The Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS) Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bonino ◽  
Federica Graziano ◽  
Martina Borghi ◽  
Davide Marengo ◽  
Giorgia Molinengo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping

Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.

Psychological well-being and coping strategies of elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Beatrix Lábadi ◽  
Nikolett Arató ◽  
Tímea Budai ◽  
Orsolya Inhóf ◽  
Diána T. Stecina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping
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