Sense of control and positive mental health outcomes among adults in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IF 2.7 2区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Health Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-16 DOI:10.25318/82-003-x202500400002-eng

Colin A Capaldi, Kinda Wassef, Melanie Varin, Eric Vallières, Karen C Roberts

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Abstract

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, there was a decrease in population positive mental health (PMH); however, many individuals still reported high levels of PMH. One potential protective factor could be a sense of control, which involves perceptions of personal mastery and minimal perceived constraints. Limited Canadian research has been conducted on the link between sense of control and PMH during the pandemic.

Data and methods: This study used cross-sectional data from the 2020 and 2021 Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health, which included adults (18 years and older) living in the 3 territorial capitals and 10 provinces in Canada. Two facets of sense of control were measured with the Sense of Mastery Scale: personal mastery and perceived constraints. Three PMH outcomes were measured using single-item measures of self-rated mental health (SRMH), community belonging, and life satisfaction. Regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between the two sense of control facets and the three PMH outcomes.

Results: Higher personal mastery was associated with higher average life satisfaction and a greater likelihood of high SRMH and strong community belonging. In contrast, greater perceived constraints were associated with lower average life satisfaction and a lower likelihood of high SRMH and strong community belonging. Sociodemographic differences on the facets were observed.

Interpretation: Adults in Canada with a higher sense of control during the pandemic tended to have better PMH than those who felt like they had less control. Further research on mental health promotion efforts involving sense of control is needed.

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2019冠状病毒病大流行期间加拿大成年人的控制感和积极的心理健康结果

背景：在加拿大COVID-19大流行期间，人口积极心理健康（PMH）有所下降；然而，许多人仍然报告PMH水平很高。一个潜在的保护因素可能是控制感，它涉及到个人掌握和最小感知约束的感知。加拿大对大流行期间控制感与PMH之间的联系进行了有限的研究。数据和方法：本研究使用了2020年和2021年COVID-19和心理健康调查的横断面数据，其中包括居住在加拿大3个地区首府和10个省的成年人（18岁及以上）。控制感的两个方面用掌握感量表测量：个人掌握和感知约束。三项PMH结果采用单项自评心理健康（SRMH）、社区归属感和生活满意度测量。进行回归分析，以检查两个控制感方面和三个PMH结果之间的关联。结果：较高的个人掌握水平与较高的平均生活满意度、较高的SRMH和较强的社区归属感的可能性相关。相比之下，更大的感知约束与较低的平均生活满意度和较低的高SRMH和强社区归属感的可能性相关。观察到这些方面的社会人口差异。解释：在大流行期间，控制感较高的加拿大成年人往往比那些感觉自己控制力较弱的人有更好的PMH。需要进一步研究涉及控制感的心理健康促进工作。

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