Arslan Gökmen, Yıldırım Murat, Leung Mega M
Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey.
International Network on Personal Meaning, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 16;12:638379. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.638379. eCollection 2021.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a multi-faceted crisis worldwide. Researchers and health authorities in various parts of the world echoed the dire condition of the public's mental health. This study sought to examine the mediating effect of personal meaning on the association between coronavirus (COVID-19)-related suffering, mental health problems, and life satisfaction. Participants included 231 adults (mean age = 46.65 ± 13.98; 68% female) and completed measures of suffering related to COVID-19, meaning, life satisfaction, and mental health problems online. Findings from mediation analysis showed that suffering had significant associations with personal meaning, mental health, and well-being. Furthermore, personal meaning was significantly associated with adults' mental health and well-being and mediated the negative effect of suffering on mental health and well-being. Overall, results from this study indicate that personal meaning is an important promotive factor that may help to understand the negative effect of coronavirus-related suffering on mental health and well-being amid the public health crisis.
新冠疫情的爆发在全球引发了一场多方面的危机。世界各地的研究人员和卫生当局都反映了公众心理健康的严峻状况。本研究旨在探讨个人意义在冠状病毒（COVID-19）相关痛苦、心理健康问题和生活满意度之间的关联中所起的中介作用。参与者包括231名成年人（平均年龄 = 46.65 ± 13.98；68%为女性），他们通过在线方式完成了与COVID-19相关的痛苦、意义、生活满意度和心理健康问题的测量。中介分析结果表明，痛苦与个人意义、心理健康和幸福感存在显著关联。此外，个人意义与成年人的心理健康和幸福感显著相关，并介导了痛苦对心理健康和幸福感的负面影响。总体而言，本研究结果表明，个人意义是一个重要的促进因素，有助于理解在公共卫生危机中冠状病毒相关痛苦对心理健康和幸福感的负面影响。
