The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychological impact of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, considering any protective factors, such as the practice of meditation or self-compassion, and their relationship with different lifestyles and circumstances of adults residing in Spain. A cross-sectional study was done using an anonymous online survey in which 412 participants filled out the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-2; the Impact of Events Scale; and the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form, reporting severe symptomatology of posttraumatic stress and mild anxiety and depression. Quality of cohabitation and age were found to be key variables in the psychological impact of confinement. The impact of confinement was more negative for those who reported very poor cohabitation as opposed to very good (F (3, 405) = 30.75, p ≤ 0.001, d = 2.44, r = 0.054) or for those under 35 years of age compared to those over 46 (F (2, 409) = 5.14, p = 0.006, d = 0.36). Practicing meditation was not revealed as a protective factor, but self-compassion was related to better cohabitation during confinement (F (3, 403) = 11.83, p ≤ 0.001, d = 1.05). These results could be relevant in designing psychological interventions to improve coping and mental health in other situations similar to confinement.
The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led the authorities to establish compulsory confinement for most of the Spanish population from March to May 2020. Severe isolation combined with the uncertainty and fear associated with the public health crisis can have a psychological impact on the general population. The aim of the current study was to compare possible gender differences in mental health and psychological measures throughout the confinement. One hundred and sixty-four Spanish participants (75% female; Mage = 39.8; SD = 13.5) completed the surveys at the beginning, middle, and end of the forced confinement. The psychological variables were associated with depressive, anxiety, stress, and intrusive/avoidance symptoms, as well as a total score for overall mental health, and a positive/negative affect measure. The results showed that although females had significantly higher scores than males in almost all measures at the beginning of the confinement, the gender differences were quickly vanishing away over time. In fact, intra-group analysis showed that while the female group significantly improved their results on most psychological measures, the male group improved on only one single measure. In summary, the results showed that although the female group started the confinement with higher levels of negative emotions (particularly symptoms of stress and avoidance) than the male group, these differences were significantly reduced in the first few weeks due to the overall improvement in the results of the female group.
Objectives: Brief mindfulness-based interventions conducted in laboratory context have increased in recent years as a novel form of intervention. However, there are no reports of their association with improved psychological health. The main objective of the present study was to systematically review the evidence from randomised controlled trials in a laboratory context of the relationship between brief mindfulness interventions and psychological outcomes. Methods: MEDLINE, Scopus, Open Grey, Psycinfo, Web of Science, Proquest, and the Cochrane Database were searched for relevant publications from inception to March 2019. Search terms included (a) brief mindfulness, and (b) laboratory setting. Results: A total of 4799 studies were reviewed, 19 of which were finally included, only three conducted in a clinical population. All the included studies were from the last decade. A total of 19 psychological variables were included, among which are anxiety, positive affect or distress. The studies differ in the type of intervention, the duration of the intervention and the type of variable studied. Conclusions: Brief mindfulness interventions need to be examined with greater rigor in their application. In order to reach relevant conclusions regarding their implementation, consensus must be reached regarding the type of intervention, settings, timing and target population. Response to Reviewers:We have attached every change proposed by the Editor. However, we decided to maintain the concept "mindfulness-based interventions" following the definition provided by Howarth et al., 2019
Resumen La erotofilia se ha relacionado con mayor satisfacción sexual, mayores conductas de protección frente a las infecciones de transmisión sexual/virus de inmuno-deficiencia humana (ITS/VIH), mayor uso del preservativo, etc. El objetivo ha sido determinar si una intervención breve en estudiantes universitarios es una opción eficaz para incrementar las actitudes positivas hacia la sexualidad, las actitudes y mitos hacia la masturbación, así como de las fantasías sexuales. Se ha realizado una intervención cuasiexperimental tipo pre-post-seguimiento en estudiantes universitarios (N=51). En la evaluación se emplearon la Encuesta Revisada de Opinión Sexual (EROS), el Cuestionario de Fantasías Sexuales (SFQ) y el Inventario de actitudes negativas hacia la masturbación (NAMI). Se han encontrado cambios estadísticamente significativos en EROS, SFQ y NAMI. Manteniéndose todos los cambios tras una evaluación de seguimiento, realizada tres meses después. Este tipo de intervención tiene una incidencia positiva sobre las fantasías sexuales, así como en las actitudes y mitos hacia la sexualidad y la masturbación.
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