Loneliness and happiness in the face of the COVID-19 lockdown: Examining the pathways through somatic symptoms and psychological distress.

IF 1.7 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2023-10-18 eCollection Date: 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1177/20551029231206764

Babatola Dominic Olawa, Erhabor Sunday Idemudia, Benjamin Oluwabunmi Omolayo, Judith Chineye Azikiwe

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Studies show that loneliness was higher during the pandemic than in the pre-pandemic periods, with negative consequences on individual happiness. This study extends current knowledge by investigating the indirect effects of somatic symptoms and psychological distress in the loneliness-happiness relationship during the COVID-19 lockdown. The cross-sectional sample comprises 538 Nigerian adults (Meanage = 36.48 ± 12.03) with 43% females. Data were collected using structured self-report instruments and subjected to path analyses in SPSS AMOS. Results showed that loneliness and happiness were negatively related. Loneliness and happiness were indirectly related through the successive association between somatic symptoms and psychological distress. Specifically, greater loneliness was associated with increased somatic symptoms, which in turn were associated with greater psychological distress and reduced happiness levels. Clinicians can manage the decline in happiness from loneliness during the pandemic lockdown by administering treatments that mitigate somatic symptoms and psychological distress in concerned clients.

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面对新冠肺炎封锁的孤独和幸福：研究身体症状和心理痛苦的途径。

研究表明，疫情期间的孤独感高于疫情前，对个人幸福感产生了负面影响。这项研究通过调查新冠肺炎封锁期间孤独与幸福关系中躯体症状和心理痛苦的间接影响，扩展了现有知识。横断面样本包括538名尼日利亚成年人（平均年龄=36.48±12.03），其中43%为女性。使用结构化的自我报告工具收集数据，并在SPSS AMOS中进行路径分析。结果显示，孤独感和幸福感呈负相关。孤独感和幸福感通过躯体症状和心理困扰之间的连续联系而间接相关。具体而言，更大的孤独感与身体症状的增加有关，而身体症状又与更大的心理困扰和幸福感水平的降低有关。临床医生可以通过治疗减轻相关客户的身体症状和心理困扰，来应对疫情封锁期间孤独导致的幸福感下降。

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Health Psychology Open Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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