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Patterns of Psychological Responses among the Public during the Early Phase of COVID-19: A Cross-Regional Analysis
Stefan HöferGiovambattista PrestiWai Tong ChienMarios ConstantinouChristiana NicolaouJean-louis MonestèsDiana P. Obando-posadaMiguel A. Segura-vargasMaria KareklaYuen Yu ChongAna Nunes Da SilvaJeļena ĻUbenkoAngelos P. KassianosAngelos P. KassianosSonsoles Valdivia SalasRaimo LappalainenHo Yu ChengAndrew GlosterDavid GosarGökçen AydınFrédérick DionneFrancisco MontesinosValeria SquatritoRhonda M. MerwinMarisa Beatriz Páez BlarrinaDavid Dias NetoJavier Alvarez-galvezDorottya ŐRiBartosz KleszczSavvas S. PapacostasVasilis VasiliouIva IvanovićLouise MchughDemetris LamnisosFrancisco J. RuizAdriana BabanMaria B. Garcia-martinsubject
Mediation (statistics)Coping (psychology)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Health Toxicology and Mutagenesisprosocialitylcsh:Medicine[SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/PsychologySample (statistics)prososiaalisuusMedical and Health Sciencespsychological flexibilitypandemiatArticle[SHS]Humanities and Social SciencesSalud mentaljoustavuus03 medical and health sciencesSocial supporthenkinen hyvinvointi0302 clinical medicinemielenterveysEfectos psicológicosEpidemiaAdaptation PsychologicalHumanssurvey030212 general & internal medicineComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSSARS-CoV-2lcsh:Rpsyykkiset vaikutuksetPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthFlexibility (personality)COVID-1916. Peace & justiceMental healthEastern europeanCoronavirusCommunicable Disease ControlHong KongClinical MedicinePsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgerymental healthClinical psychologydescription
This study aimed to compare the mediation of psychological flexibility, prosociality and coping in the impacts of illness perceptions toward COVID-19 on mental health among seven regions. Convenience sampled online survey was conducted between April and June 2020 from 9130 citizens in 21 countries. Illness perceptions toward COVID-19, psychological flexibility, prosociality, coping and mental health, socio-demographics, lockdown-related variables and COVID-19 status were assessed. Results showed that psychological flexibility was the only significant mediator in the relationship between illness perceptions toward COVID-19 and mental health across all regions (all ps = 0.001–0.021). Seeking social support was the significant mediator across subgroups (all ps range = <
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |