Department of Psychology, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey.
Department Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Death Stud. 2022;46(4):979-986. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1793434. Epub 2020 Jul 16.
This study tested whether the levels of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, and preventive behaviors predicted mental health. Participants were 3190 Turkish adults (50% women; age = 38.76, SD = 10.43 years) who completed online self-reported questionnaires. Most participants (55.11-64.42%) had inadequate knowledge about COVID-19 and were highly engaged in preventive behaviors. COVID-19-related severity, self-efficacy, and preventive behaviors correlated with mental health. Regression analysis showed that COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, and preventive behaviors uniquely predicted mental health over and above gender, age, and chronic diseases. Findings may underscore the development of interventions aiming to improve mental health of individuals during pandemic.
本研究旨在测试新型冠状病毒疾病-2019（COVID-19）严重程度、自我效能、知识和预防行为是否能预测心理健康。参与者为 3190 名土耳其成年人（女性占 50%；年龄=38.76，SD=10.43 岁），他们完成了在线自我报告问卷。大多数参与者（55.11-64.42%）对 COVID-19 的了解不足，并且高度参与预防行为。与 COVID-19 相关的严重程度、自我效能和预防行为与心理健康相关。回归分析表明，COVID-19 严重程度、自我效能和预防行为在性别、年龄和慢性病之外，还能独特地预测心理健康。研究结果可能强调了在大流行期间开发旨在改善个体心理健康的干预措施的重要性。
