World Assumptions and Coping Related to Trauma as Predictors of General Mental Health and Acute Stress Symptoms Among Iranian Muslims During the COVID-19 Outbreak

IF 0.5 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Muslim Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-02-07 DOI:10.3998/jmmh.1889

H. Khanipour, M. Pourali, Mojgan Atar, M. Akbari

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Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak is a new potentially traumatic event that may have some unknown effects on mental health. The aim of this study was to examine how two theoretical frameworks related to coping with trauma, including shattered assumptions and coping with trauma, could explain mental health and acute stress symptoms among the general population during the COVID-19 outbreak. The participants included 212 Iranian Muslims who filled out the online survey. Women and people with non-fixed jobs reported more mental health deterioration and acute stress symptoms. There were no significant differences between people with or without COVID-19 in terms of mental health symptoms, experiencing acute stress symptoms, and world assumptions. Results showed that world assumption and forward-focused coping could predict mental health symptoms and acute stress symptoms beyond COVID-19 specific stress. Assumptions related to the meaningfulness of the world and trauma-focused coping were associated with a higher score in general mental health symptoms and acute stress, but assumptions related to the benevolence of the world, self-worth, and forward-focused coping were associated with lower mental health and acute stress symptoms. This could suggest that world assumptions could buffer or endanger mental health during crises such as the pandemic. In addition, it seems that forward-focus coping is effective for managing new life challenges during the COVID-19 outbreak. In contrast, the more people address the negative and catastrophic effects of COVID-19 (such as trauma-focused coping), the more they are prone to developing mental health symptoms. This study showed that among Iranian Muslims, some world assumptions (for example, the meaningfulness of world) and some kinds of coping (for example, trauma-focused coping) were not as protective factor as in non-Muslim countries.

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新冠肺炎疫情期间伊朗穆斯林总体心理健康和急性应激症状的预测因素——与创伤相关的世界假设和应对

新冠肺炎疫情是一个新的潜在创伤性事件，可能对心理健康产生一些未知影响。本研究的目的是研究与应对创伤相关的两个理论框架，包括破碎的假设和应对创伤，如何解释新冠肺炎爆发期间普通人群的心理健康和急性应激症状。参与者包括212名填写在线调查的伊朗穆斯林。女性和无固定工作的人报告了更多的心理健康恶化和急性压力症状。在精神健康症状、经历急性压力症状和世界假设方面，患有或不患有新冠肺炎的人之间没有显著差异。结果表明，世界假设和前瞻性应对可以预测新冠肺炎特定压力之外的心理健康症状和急性压力症状。与世界的意义和以创伤为中心的应对相关的假设与一般心理健康症状和急性压力的得分较高相关，但与世界的仁慈、自我价值和以前瞻性为中心的应付相关的假设则与较低的心理健康和急性压力症状相关。这可能表明，在疫情等危机期间，世界假设可能会缓冲或危及心理健康。此外，在新冠肺炎爆发期间，前瞻性应对似乎对管理新的生活挑战是有效的。相比之下，人们越是应对新冠肺炎的负面和灾难性影响（如以创伤为中心的应对），就越容易出现心理健康症状。这项研究表明，在伊朗穆斯林中，一些世界假设（例如，世界的意义）和一些应对方式（例如，以创伤为中心的应对方式）并不像非穆斯林国家那样具有保护性。

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Journal of Muslim Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

1.00

自引率

11.10%

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审稿时长

25 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Muslim Mental Health is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal and publishes articles exploring social, cultural, medical, theological, historical, and psychological factors affecting the mental health of Muslims in the United States and globally. The journal publishes research and clinical material, including research articles, reviews, and reflections on clinical practice. The Journal of Muslim Mental Health is a much-needed resource for professionals seeking to identify and explore the mental health care needs of Muslims in all areas of the world.