Lebanese German University (LGU), Faculty of Public Health, Sahel Alma, Lebanon.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022 Jul 28;16(7):1148-1158. doi: 10.3855/jidc.16081.
Emotional expressivity plays an important role in terms of communication and interpersonal relationships in the context of society. Our research aims at assessing the perception of emotional expressivity and its association with lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown among university students in Lebanon.
A total of 742 participants completed an anonymous online questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, and emotional expression evaluated through the Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ). Participants also reported their perception of the relationship between emotional expressivity and lifestyle changes experienced during lockdown.
The expression of positive emotions was decreased among students who have a weight loss from decreased eating during lockdown. Moreover, significantly lower negative emotions and increased positive emotions were found to be associated respectively with the increase in quality and quantity of distance learning, which emphasizes the psychological investment in education. In terms of extensive time spent on TV and social media, results point towards increased emotional expressivity, particularly positive emotions and impulse facets. Finally, changes in social interaction during this period impacted all facets of emotional expressivity.
In the context of lockdown due to the pandemic, emotional aspects were associated by university students with lifestyle changes. Our research highlights the beneficial role of social networking, distance learning, physical activity, and well-balanced nutrition on emotional regulation in this particularly stressful situation, thus the importance of a global approach to emotional expressivity including the social aspects and biological ones.
在社会背景下，情绪表达在沟通和人际关系方面起着重要作用。我们的研究旨在评估黎巴嫩大学生在 COVID-19 封锁期间对情绪表达的感知及其与生活方式变化的关系。
共有 742 名参与者完成了一份匿名在线问卷，其中包括社会人口统计学特征、生活方式习惯以及通过伯克利表达性问卷（BEQ）评估的情绪表达。参与者还报告了他们对情绪表达与封锁期间经历的生活方式变化之间关系的看法。
与封锁期间减少进食导致体重减轻的学生相比，积极情绪的表达减少了。此外，负面情绪显著降低，积极情绪增加分别与远程教育质量和数量的增加有关，这强调了对教育的心理投入。就广泛花费在电视和社交媒体上的时间而言，结果表明情绪表达增加，特别是积极情绪和冲动方面。最后，在此期间社交互动的变化影响了情绪表达的所有方面。
在大流行导致的封锁背景下，大学生将情绪方面与生活方式变化联系起来。我们的研究强调了社交网络、远程教育、体育活动和均衡营养在这种特别紧张的情况下对情绪调节的有益作用，因此需要采用包括社会和生物方面在内的全面情绪表达方法。
