Masuyama Akihiro, Kubo Takahiro, Sugawara Daichi, Chishima Yuta
Faculty of Psychology, Iryo Sosei University, Chuodai-Iino 5-5-1, Iwaki city, Fukushima, 970-8551 Japan.
Psychological Counseling Center, Iryo Sosei University, Chuodai-Iino 5-5-1, Iwaki city, Fukushima, 970-8551 Japan.
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2022;20(5):3044-3055. doi: 10.1007/s11469-021-00564-5. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
In the context of a recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the present study investigated the buffering effect of grit on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress. The data were collected from 224 Japanese participants (98 females; mean age = 46.56, SD = 13.41) in July 2020. The measures used in this study included the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), Short Grit Scale, and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21 (DASS). The results of mediation analyses revealed significant indirect effects of consistency of interest, a major component of grit, on psychological distress (depression: estimate = .042; 95% CI: [.008, .088], anxiety: estimate = .021; 95% CI: [.001, .050], and stress: estimate = .030; 95% CI: [.004, .066]); we also found non-significant indirect effects of perseverance of effort, another major component of grit, on psychological distress. These results suggest that consistency of interest buffers the psychological distress induced by fear of COVID-19. Based on these results, it can be concluded that individuals with higher consistency of interest are less likely to experience worsening of their mental health, even if they experience fear of COVID-19 during the pandemic.
在最近冠状病毒病（COVID-19）爆发的背景下，本研究调查了坚毅对COVID-19恐惧与心理困扰之间关系的缓冲作用。数据于2020年7月从224名日本参与者（98名女性；平均年龄=46.56，标准差=13.41）中收集。本研究使用的测量工具包括COVID-19恐惧量表（FCV-19S）、简短坚毅量表和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表21（DASS）。中介分析结果显示，坚毅的一个主要成分——兴趣一致性，对心理困扰有显著的间接影响（抑郁：估计值=.042；95%置信区间：[.008，.088]，焦虑：估计值=.021；95%置信区间：[.001，.050]，压力：估计值=.030；95%置信区间：[.004，.066]）；我们还发现，坚毅的另一个主要成分——努力坚持性，对心理困扰的间接影响不显著。这些结果表明，兴趣一致性缓冲了由COVID-19恐惧引起的心理困扰。基于这些结果，可以得出结论，即使在疫情期间经历了对COVID-19的恐惧，兴趣一致性较高的个体也不太可能出现心理健康恶化的情况。
