Covelli Venusia, Camisasca Elena, Manzoni Gian Mauro, Crescenzo Pietro, Marelli Alessandra, Visco Marina Angela, Cafagna Dario, Marsicovetere Vincenzo, Pesce Mario, Cantoia Manuela
Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Como, Italy.
Department of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jun 2;14:1172456. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1172456. eCollection 2023.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent measures of containment, multiple studies have been conducted aimed at assessing the impacts on people's psychophysical well-being; however, few studies have investigated the general population's perceptions, experiences, and effects by adopting a mixed-method approach.
A total of 855 Italian participants completed an online survey, conducted in the period following the first lockdown in Italy. Psychological well-being, perceived stress and COVID-19-related fears were assessed by standardized questionnaires (, , and ). The process of sense-making of the experience during the lockdown period was also evaluated by means of an open-ended question.
Participants reported a lower level of general well-being, and a higher level of both perceived stress and COVID-19-related fear during the lockdown period compared to the time of the survey (1 month after the resumption of activities). The thematic analysis of responses to the open-ended question revealed two factors and five clusters, which explain the thematic variance among the narratives: the first factor refers to the type of experience (emotional states and feelings vs. objective descriptions of daily activities), while the second concerns positive or negative connotations of the experiences reported.
This study explored the psychological impact of the first lockdown on people's well-being, and described the process of making sense of the experience during the lockdown 1 month after going back to previous habits. Results highlighted the effectiveness of the mixed-method approach for an in-depth and exhaustive investigation of people's psychological condition during and after the first lockdown.
自新冠疫情大流行及随后的防控措施实施以来，已经开展了多项研究，旨在评估其对人们身心健康的影响；然而，很少有研究采用混合方法来调查普通人群的认知、经历和影响。
共有855名意大利参与者完成了一项在线调查，该调查在意大利首次封锁后的一段时间内进行。通过标准化问卷（、和）评估心理健康、感知压力和与新冠疫情相关的恐惧。还通过一个开放式问题评估了封锁期间对经历的意义建构过程。
与调查时（恢复活动1个月后）相比，参与者报告在封锁期间总体幸福感较低，感知压力和与新冠疫情相关的恐惧程度较高。对开放式问题回答的主题分析揭示了两个因素和五个类别，它们解释了叙述中的主题差异：第一个因素指经历的类型（情绪状态和感受与日常活动的客观描述），而第二个因素涉及所报告经历的积极或消极内涵。
本研究探讨了首次封锁对人们幸福感的心理影响，并描述了在恢复以往习惯1个月后对封锁期间经历的意义建构过程。结果强调了混合方法在深入、详尽调查首次封锁期间及之后人们心理状况方面的有效性。
