scholarly journals How anxious did you feel during lockdown? The roles resilience, living environment, and gender play on the level of anxiety state during pandemic isolation

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Stefania Rotărescu ◽  
Diana Bianca Matei ◽  
Ioana Alexandra Mircea ◽  
Andreea Maria Mirescu ◽  
Bogdan George Nedelescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Family Connectedness ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Anxiety Trait ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

In the unique context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers and clinicians alike drew attention to the risks involved by physical and social isolation for mental health. Factors like resilience, gender, urban/rural environment, or preexisting anxiety can impact anxious states produced by home forced isolation. Based on these, we assumed that: i) there are significant differences in the level of anxiety (state) during the pandemic, depending on the living area of the subjects; ii) gender plays a moderating role in the relationship between resilience and anxiety; and iii) anxiety (trait), experiential avoidance, resilience, and family connectedness, determine the level of anxiety (state). The MemoryLab team conducted the present study on 495 subjects (n=411 women, age between 18 and 65). Of these, 350 live in large and medium urban areas, 63 in small urban areas, and 82 in rural areas. As instruments, we used The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI 2.0), The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire 2 (AAQ-2), The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), The Family Connectedness Questionnaire, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 (CD-RISC-10), as well as the standard division of living areas according to community size. Data collection took place online during the spring peak of the pandemic. According to ANOVA analysis, people living in small urban areas have a higher level of anxiety. The difference is significant compared to those living in large and medium cities and villages. Gender has no moderating role in the relationship between resilience and the anxiety state. Also, experiential avoidance, anxiety (trait), and resilience play a significant role on the level of anxiety (state), measured during social isolation. The results could be an important indicator for understanding psychological mechanisms guiding interventions to support the communities effectively.

The moderating role of sleep in the relationship between social isolation and internalising problems in early adolescence

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. S320-S321
Author(s):  
C. Richardson ◽  
E. Oar ◽  
J. Fardouly ◽  
N. Magson ◽  
C. Johnco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Internalising Problems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Rate of Social Isolation by Geographic Location Among Older Adults: AAA LongROAD Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lynch ◽  
Thelma J. Mielenz ◽  
Guohua Li ◽  
David W. Eby ◽  
Lisa J. Molnar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Estimating Equation ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Multivariable Regression ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Social isolation is a modifiable risk factor for negative health outcomes among older adults. This work assessed the relationship between geography (i.e., urban vs. non-urban residence) and social isolation in a cohort of older drivers.Methods: The AAA LongROAD cohort with 2,989 older adult drivers from across the country were included. Social isolation was measured at baseline and at two subsequent annual follow-ups using PROMIS v2.0 Social Isolation 4a. The effect of geographic location with social isolation was assessed through with multivariable regression using a generalized estimating equation model.Results: The rate of social isolation in urban areas was 21% lower (adjusted RR 0.79, 95% CI 0.46, 1.36) compared to non-urban areas after adjusting for covariates, though not significant.Discussion: Social isolation is a predictor of poor health outcomes and geographic considerations have been lacking in the literature. The panel data in this analysis provides more evidence for causality though the under-representation of non-urban areas potentially reduces the power for the results.Conclusions: It is important to understand the needs and risk of social isolation in various geographic settings to ensure resources and interventions are appropriately modified for a greater public health impact.

The Moderating Role of Sleep in the Relationship Between Social Isolation and Internalising Problems in Early Adolescence

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1011-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Richardson ◽  
E. Oar ◽  
J. Fardouly ◽  
N. Magson ◽  
C. Johnco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Internalising Problems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Housework Division and Second-Child Fertility Anxiety among Couples in China: The Urban and Rural Differences

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 3910
Author(s):  
Jingyue Zhang ◽  
Yipeng Tian
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Household Registration ◽  
Second Child ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This study investigated the moderating role of household registration in the relationship between housework division and second-child fertility anxiety among Chinese couples of childbearing ages. Multilevel cluster sampling was used to select 1834 respondents aged 20–45 years from Jilin Province in China between 2016 and 2017. A sample of 542 adults who were married and had only one child was included in the final analysis. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to examine the proposed hypothesis. The results showed that the association between housework division and second-child fertility anxiety was significant in rural areas. However, the above association was not significant in urban areas. Household registration status was found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between housework division and second-child fertility anxiety. Differences in gender and fertility ideology have led to different housework divisions in urban and rural areas, which in turn have led to different effects on the second-child fertility anxiety of couples of childbearing ages in these areas.

Experiential Avoidance in the Context of the Integrated Motivational–Volitional Model of Suicidal Behavior

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jorge L. Ordóñez-Carrasco ◽  
Isabel Cuadrado-Guirado ◽  
Antonio J. Rojas-Tejada
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Acceptance And Action Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the integrated motivational–volitional model of suicide, the perception of defeat and entrapment are the variables involved in the development of suicidal ideation. However, entrapment is not an inevitable consequence of feeling defeated. This transition is moderated by a set of variables relating to the ability to resolve the state of defeat. Aim: We aimed to study the potential moderating role of experiential avoidance in the relationship between defeat and entrapment in young adults. Method: A sample of 644 participants residing in Spain (51.2% female; Mage = 25.91, SDage = 5.14; range = 18–35 years old), selected by sex, age, and education level quotas, completed an online questionnaire consisting of: Defeat Scale; Entrapment Scale; and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II; and other sociodemographic variables. Results: Defeat and experiential avoidance had a statistically significant effect on entrapment. The interaction variable (defeat × experiential avoidance) was also statistically significant according to a moderating effect. Limitations: Due to the cross-sectional design, we could not establish causal associations between the variables. Conclusion: People who experience a high degree of defeat and experiential avoidance are more likely to progress to a state of entrapment, being more vulnerable to having suicidal ideation.

The Need to Belong and the Relationship Between Loneliness and Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freda-Marie Hartung ◽  
Britta Renner
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Health State ◽  
Need To Belong ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Perceived Social Isolation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Humans are social animals; consequently, a lack of social ties affects individuals’ health negatively. However, the desire to belong differs between individuals, raising the question of whether individual differences in the need to belong moderate the impact of perceived social isolation on health. In the present study, 77 first-year university students rated their loneliness and health every 6 weeks for 18 weeks. Individual differences in the need to belong were found to moderate the relationship between loneliness and current health state. Specifically, lonely students with a high need to belong reported more days of illness than those with a low need to belong. In contrast, the strength of the need to belong had no effect on students who did not feel lonely. Thus, people who have a strong need to belong appear to suffer from loneliness and become ill more often, whereas people with a weak need to belong appear to stand loneliness better and are comparatively healthy. The study implies that social isolation does not impact all individuals identically; instead, the fit between the social situation and an individual’s need appears to be crucial for an individual’s functioning.

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