The relationship between mindfulness and mental distress in Chinese people during the COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating effects of infection severity of region and mediating effects of resilience and self-efficacy

IF 2.8 3区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Wendy Wen Li, Daniel Miller, Timothy Leow, Carolyn Heward, Yahong Li, Fang Yang, Huizhen Yu
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The current study investigated the moderating effects of COVD-19 infection severity of region of residence, and the mediating effects of resilience and self-efficacy, on the relationship between mindfulness and mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1,220 participants from 107 cities in China took part in a cross-sectional survey. The data were collected during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (from April 10 to June 10, 2020). The final sample comprised of 1,201 participants with a mean age of 29.62 (SD = 12.72; Range = 18–78). Participants were categorized into high, moderate, and low infection-severity areas according to the numbers of infected people and deaths in their residential areas as of April 16, 2020. The findings showed that mindfulness, resilience, and self-efficacy were negatively associated with the mental distress indicators of stress, anxiety, and depression and that mindfulness, resilience, and self-efficacy positively correlated to one another. COVID-19 infection severity in one's region of residence did not moderate the negative associations between mindfulness and stress, anxiety and depression, while resilience and self-efficacy mediated the negative relationship between mindfulness and mental distress. This study therefore sheds light on some of the mechanisms by which mindfulness helps individuals maintain good mental health in times of adversity. The inclusion of mindfulness, resilience, and self-efficacy in the design and implementation of mental health intervention in response to the pandemic and future public health crisis may help mitigate some of the mental problems related to the COVID-19 and future pandemics.
COVID-19大流行期间中国人正念与精神痛苦的关系:地区感染严重程度的调节作用以及复原力和自我效能感的中介作用
本研究探讨了居住地区COVID-19感染严重程度的调节作用,以及复原力和自我效能感在COVID-19大流行期间正念与精神痛苦关系中的中介作用。来自中国107个城市的1220名参与者参与了这项横断面调查。这些数据是在COVID-19大流行的早期阶段(2020年4月10日至6月10日)收集的。最终样本由1,201名参与者组成,平均年龄为29.62岁(SD = 12.72;范围= 18-78)。根据截至2020年4月16日居住地区的感染人数和死亡人数,将参与者分为高、中、低感染严重程度区域。研究结果表明,正念、弹性和自我效能与压力、焦虑和抑郁等心理困扰指标呈负相关,而正念、弹性和自我效能之间呈正相关。居住地区的COVID-19感染严重程度并没有调节正念与压力、焦虑和抑郁之间的负相关,而复原力和自我效能感介导了正念与精神痛苦之间的负相关。因此,这项研究揭示了正念帮助个人在逆境中保持良好心理健康的一些机制。在设计和实施应对大流行和未来公共卫生危机的心理健康干预措施时,将正念、复原力和自我效能感纳入其中,可能有助于缓解与COVID-19和未来大流行相关的一些心理问题。
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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
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