Covid-19 fear, happiness and stress in adults: the mediating role of psychological resilience and coping with stress.

IF 2.9 4区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-12 DOI:10.1080/13651501.2021.1937656

Adem Peker, Serkan Cengiz

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of coping with stress and psychological resilience in the relationship between happiness and perceived stress of COVID-19 fear in Turkish adults.

Methods: 827 individuals (516 females, 311 males) above 18 years of age and living in Turkey participated in this research. The data of the research was collected through the COVID-19 Fear Scale, Depression-Happiness Scale Short Form, Perceived Stress Scale and Psychological Resilience Scale Short Form.

Results: The results show that fear of COVID-19 negatively predicts happiness and positively predicts perceived stress. According to the results, psychological resilience and coping with perceived stress mediate the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and happiness and stress. Moreover, psychological resilience and coping with perceived stress mitigate the impact of COVID-19 fear on happiness and stress.

Conclusions: The findings provide evidence as to how to reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health. In addition, the results provide information to improve mental health during the pandemic period.KEY POINTSPsychological resilience reduces the effect of COVID-19 on stress and increases happiness levels.Coping with stress reduces the impact of COVID-19 on stress and increases happiness levels.

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成人的恐惧、快乐和压力:心理弹性和应对压力的中介作用。

目的:本研究的目的是研究应对压力和心理弹性在土耳其成年人幸福感与COVID-19恐惧感知压力之间的中介作用。方法:827名18岁以上居住在土耳其的个体(516名女性，311名男性)参与了本研究。研究数据通过COVID-19恐惧量表、抑郁-幸福量表简表、感知压力量表和心理弹性量表简表收集。结果:结果显示，对COVID-19的恐惧负向预测幸福，正向预测感知压力。根据研究结果，心理弹性和应对感知压力在COVID-19恐惧与幸福和压力之间的关系中起中介作用。此外，心理弹性和应对感知压力可以减轻COVID-19恐惧对幸福和压力的影响。结论:研究结果为如何减少COVID-19对心理健康的负面影响提供了证据。此外，研究结果为在大流行期间改善心理健康提供了信息。心理弹性可以减少COVID-19对压力的影响，提高幸福感。应对压力可以减少COVID-19对压力的影响，提高幸福感。

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International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

6.00

自引率

3.30%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice provides an international forum for communication among health professionals with clinical, academic and research interests in psychiatry. The journal gives particular emphasis to papers that integrate the findings of academic research into realities of clinical practice. Focus on the practical aspects of managing and treating patients. Essential reading for the busy psychiatrist, trainee and interested physician. Includes original research papers, comprehensive review articles and short communications. Key words: Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology, Mental health, Neuropsychiatry, Clinical Neurophysiology, Psychophysiology, Psychotherapy, Addiction, Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorders and Anxiety.