Sen Heera Elize, Colucci Laura, Browne Dillon T
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jan 20;12:805019. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.805019. eCollection 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major stressors such as unemployment, financial insecurity, sickness, separation from family members, and isolation for much of the world population. These stressors have been linked to mental health difficulties for parents and caregivers. Religion and spirituality (R/S), on the other hand, is often viewed as promotive of mental health. However, the mechanisms by which R/S might promote mental health for parents during the pandemic remain unclear. Thus, this longitudinal study explores how R/S is associated with better caregiver mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic through higher levels of positive coping skills. A sample of = 549 caregivers (parents and other adults in childrearing roles) across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia were recruited through the Prolific research panel [67.8% female; age = 41.33 years ( = 6.33), 72.3% White/European]. Participants were assessed on measures of psychological distress, coping, R/S, and COVID-19 disruption at three time points between May and November 2020. Cross-lagged panel analysis revealed that caregiver coping mediated the relationship between caregiver R/S and caregiver mental health. Findings highlight a mechanism through which R/S naturally conveys a mental health benefit during periods of social disruption, which may provide an important target for public health promotion and clinical intervention.
新冠疫情给世界上许多人带来了重大压力源，如失业、经济不稳定、疾病、与家人分离以及隔离。这些压力源与父母及照顾者的心理健康问题有关。另一方面，宗教和精神信仰（R/S）通常被认为对心理健康有促进作用。然而，在疫情期间，R/S可能促进父母心理健康的机制仍不清楚。因此，这项纵向研究探讨了在新冠疫情期间，R/S如何通过更高水平的积极应对技能与照顾者更好的心理健康相关联。通过Prolific研究小组招募了来自加拿大、美国、英国和澳大利亚的549名照顾者（父母及其他承担育儿角色的成年人）样本[女性占67.8%；年龄 = 41.33岁（标准差 = 6.33），72.3%为白人/欧洲人]。在2020年5月至11月期间的三个时间点，对参与者进行了心理困扰、应对方式、R/S和新冠疫情干扰方面的评估。交叉滞后面板分析表明，照顾者的应对方式介导了照顾者的R/S与照顾者心理健康之间的关系。研究结果突出了一种机制，通过该机制，在社会动荡时期，R/S自然地传达了心理健康益处，这可能为公共卫生促进和临床干预提供一个重要目标。
