Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Postal address: Warandelaan 2, Tilburg University, 5037AB Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Postal address: Warandelaan 2, Tilburg University, 5037AB Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Psychiatry Res. 2021 Jun;300:113927. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113927. Epub 2021 Apr 6.
The COVID-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on mental health. Prior reports have shown that depression, anxiety, and stress have increased throughout the pandemic. Nonetheless, not everyone is affected by these negative consequences and some people may be relatively unaffected. In this online study in a predominantly Dutch and Belgian sample (N = 546), we investigated whether positive personality traits such as optimism, mindfulness, and resilience may protect against the negative mental health consequences (i.e., fear of the coronavirus, depression, stress, and anxiety) of the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that fear of COVID-19 was related to higher depression, stress, and anxiety. However, for participants scoring high on mindfulness, optimism, and resilience, this relationship was weakened. In addition to these findings, we present the results of network analyses to explore the network structure between these constructs. These results help to identify possible ways through which psychological well-being can be promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
新冠疫情对心理健康有重大影响。先前的报告显示，在整个疫情期间，抑郁、焦虑和压力都有所增加。尽管如此，并非每个人都受到这些负面影响的影响，有些人可能相对不受影响。在这项主要在荷兰和比利时人群中进行的在线研究中（N=546），我们调查了积极的人格特质（如乐观、正念和适应力）是否可以预防新冠疫情的负面心理健康后果（即对冠状病毒的恐惧、抑郁、压力和焦虑）。我们发现，对新冠病毒的恐惧与更高的抑郁、压力和焦虑有关。然而，对于正念、乐观和适应力得分较高的参与者来说，这种关系减弱了。除了这些发现，我们还呈现了网络分析的结果，以探讨这些结构之间的网络结构。这些结果有助于确定在新冠疫情期间可以促进心理健康的可能途径。
