Institute of Social, Territorial and Educational Research (ISTE), National Council of Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina (CONICET), Department of Educational Science, Universidad National de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, 5800, Argentina.
Public Health. 2021 Jun;195:118-122. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.017. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
We conducted a longitudinal study to analyze emotions that are related to the development of creative activities during isolation and social distancing that are associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study was performed in two stages: beginning of isolation (April 2020) and 6 months later during the social distancing period (September 2020).
A total of 305 people who resided in medium-sized cities (population: 50,000 to one million) in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, participated in the study. In the first stage, the participants answered an online questionnaire about creative activities in which they engaged during isolation. In the second stage, semistructured interviews were conducted that asked about changes in life, creative processes, and new endeavors during the social distancing period.
In April 2020, positive emotions were associated with the development of creative activities. In September 2020, a predominance of negative emotions that were related to economic, family, and personal difficulties was observed. However, some positive emotions that are related to the development of new ventures and the consolidation of healthy and sustainable habits were also found.
We highlight the value of creativity as a resilience factor in the development of new projects and postponed activities. Our findings may contribute to the design and development of policies and programs to promote mental health in times of COVID-19.
我们进行了一项纵向研究，以分析与 COVID-19 大流行期间的隔离和社交距离相关的创意活动发展相关的情绪。
该研究分两个阶段进行：隔离开始时（2020 年 4 月）和 6 个月后的社交距离期间（2020 年 9 月）。
共有 305 名居住在阿根廷科尔多瓦省中等城市（人口：5 万至 100 万）的人参与了这项研究。在第一阶段，参与者回答了一个关于他们在隔离期间从事的创意活动的在线问卷。在第二阶段，进行了半结构化访谈，询问了在社交距离期间生活、创作过程和新尝试的变化。
2020 年 4 月，积极情绪与创意活动的发展相关。2020 年 9 月，观察到与经济、家庭和个人困难相关的负面情绪占主导地位。然而，也发现了一些与新企业发展和健康可持续习惯巩固相关的积极情绪。
我们强调创造力作为新项目和推迟活动发展的复原力因素的价值。我们的研究结果可能有助于制定和发展在 COVID-19 期间促进心理健康的政策和计划。
