Professorship Quality of Life, Spirituality and Coping, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Herdecke, Germany.
Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Herdecke, Germany.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 21;11:1200067. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1200067. eCollection 2023.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, differences in responses and behaviors were observed among specific groups. We aimed to address how people with an anthroposophical worldview behaved with respect to the perception of burden, fears, and wellbeing. As it is an integral part of their lifestyle and convictions, we addressed the influence of wondering awe and gratitude and perception of nature and times of mindful quietness as resources to cope.
In two cross-sectional surveys with standardized instruments, participants were recruited in 2020 ( = 1,252) and 2021 ( = 2,273).
Psychological wellbeing was much higher than in other studied groups and populations, with slightly lower scores in 2021 compared to the 2020 sample (Eta = 0.020), while the perception of the COVID-19-related burden and fear of the future were low in 2020 with a slight increase in 2021 (Eta = 0.033 and 0.008, respectively). Their transcendence conviction was negatively related to fears of their own infection or the infection of others. Best predictors of their wellbeing were low burden and awe/gratitude, while the best predictors of their burden were low wellbeing and lack of social contacts.
Compared to the general population in Germany, the anthroposophical lifestyle and related convictions may have buffered some of the COVID-19-related burden and helped them to stabilize their psychological wellbeing.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，特定群体的反应和行为存在差异。我们旨在探讨具有人智学世界观的人如何看待负担、恐惧和幸福感。由于这是他们生活方式和信念的一个组成部分，我们探讨了敬畏和感激的影响，以及对自然和正念安静时刻的感知作为应对资源。
在 2020 年（n=1252）和 2021 年（n=2273）进行了两次横断面调查，使用标准化工具招募参与者。
心理健康水平明显高于其他研究群体和人群，与 2020 年样本相比，2021 年的得分略低（Eta=0.020），而对 COVID-19 相关负担的感知和对未来的恐惧在 2020 年较低，2021 年略有增加（Eta=0.033 和 0.008，分别）。他们的超越信念与对自身感染或他人感染的恐惧呈负相关。幸福感的最佳预测因素是负担低和敬畏/感激，而负担的最佳预测因素是幸福感低和缺乏社会联系。
与德国的一般人群相比，人智学的生活方式和相关信念可能减轻了一些与 COVID-19 相关的负担，并帮助他们稳定了心理健康。
