Corral-Verdugo Víctor, Corral-Frías Nadia S, Frías-Armenta Martha, Lucas Marc Yancy, Peña-Torres Edgar F
Department of Psychology, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico.
Department of Human Nutrition, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico.
Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 11;12:624155. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624155. eCollection 2021.
Theoretically, a positive environment (PE) includes (a) tangible and intangible resources that satisfy human needs, (b) enablers of healthy, pro-social, and pro-environmental behaviors that guarantee socio-environmental quality and wellbeing, and (c) environmental challenges that must be faced and solved. One of the most salient challenges is the global COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to investigate whether PEs can stimulate responsible actions (i.e., self-care and precautionary behaviors against COVID-19), while maintaining personal wellbeing. Nine hundred and forty-nine Mexicans participated in an online survey encompassing five primary factors: resources, enablers, challenges, responsible health behaviors, and wellbeing. The first three factors examine "resources" such as physical infrastructure as well as family and social support, "enablers" which include information about protective health practices and perceived legitimacy of authorities in handling the pandemic, and "challenges" encompassing threat perception and social pressure to not engage in precautionary measures. Participants also self-reported hedonic wellbeing as well as self-care and precautionary behaviors, which formed the "responsible (health) behavior" factor. Structural equations model ( = 714 after list-wise deletion) showed that "resources," "challenges," and "enablers" form a second-order factor, "positive environments," and this factor strongly covaries with "responsible behavior" and "wellbeing." These results suggest that PEs are not only buffers against the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but can also stimulate effective responses against a threat while maintaining individual wellbeing. These results can be used to inform the development and maintenance of PE frameworks aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19 and encouraging mental and physical health.
从理论上讲，积极环境（PE）包括：（a）满足人类需求的有形和无形资源；（b）促进健康、亲社会和亲环境行为的因素，这些行为可确保社会环境质量和福祉；（c）必须面对和解决的环境挑战。最突出的挑战之一是全球新冠疫情。本研究旨在调查积极环境是否能激发负责任的行为（即针对新冠疫情的自我护理和预防行为），同时维持个人福祉。949名墨西哥人参与了一项在线调查，该调查涵盖五个主要因素：资源、促进因素、挑战、负责任的健康行为和福祉。前三个因素考察“资源”，如物理基础设施以及家庭和社会支持；“促进因素”，包括有关保护性健康措施的信息以及当局应对疫情的公认合法性；“挑战”，包括威胁感知和不采取预防措施的社会压力。参与者还自我报告了享乐主义福祉以及自我护理和预防行为，这些构成了“负责任（健康）行为”因素。结构方程模型（逐一删除后n = 714）表明，“资源”“挑战”和“促进因素”构成一个二阶因素“积极环境”，并且这个因素与“负责任行为”和“福祉”密切相关。这些结果表明，积极环境不仅可以缓冲新冠疫情的负面影响，还可以在维持个人福祉的同时激发针对威胁的有效应对措施。这些结果可用于为旨在尽量减少新冠疫情传播并促进身心健康的积极环境框架的制定和维护提供参考。
