A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors

Kosic, Ankica; Ignjatović, Tamara Džamonja; Petrović, Nikola

doi:10.3390/ijerph18147261

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“…Their statements support the hypothesis that the escalation of anxiety among this population was caused by the presence of the pandemic itself. Confirming that, in 2021, Kosic et al [2] published their study on 1100 participants from Italy, Romania, and Serbia, and reported higher distress following higher levels of fear of COVID-19.…”

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“…A study on 427 Spanish university students reported that their lowered learning efficacy during the outbreak significantly predicted their anxiety levels [28], while another study on a higher size sample (n=2,245) indicated similar results [29]. Furthermore, a study on 373 students in Iran reported the negative correlation between learning efficacy and depression [30], and depression among university students was reported to be increased during the pandemic [2].…”

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Anxiety and depression among university students during the lockdown: their protective and risk factors

Prihadi

Wan

Lee

et al. 2022

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Anxiety and depression among university students were reported to be increased during the outbreak of CoVid-19. Various studies indicated that the phenomenon was triggered by the sudden enforcement of the studying-from-home (SFH) policy. Accordingly, we hypothesized that the students’ online learning efficacy (OLE) predicted the upsurge of the two mental health issues. However, SFH also elevated the students’ inclination towards social media (SM), and it brought further changes in some socio-psychological factors. We recruited 435 university students to respond to demographic items and the scales to measure factors such as perceived social support (PSS), societal mattering, and fear of missing out (FOMO) to test the hypothesis that OLE would no longer be a significant predictor of anxiety and depression when all the aforementioned variables are controlled for. The results of the hierarchical regression analyses supported our hypothesis on anxiety, while in predicting depression, OLE was still significant after controlling for the rest of the predictors. Societal mattering was the strongest protective factor against depression, whereas FOMO was the strongest risk factor of anxiety. Implications, limitations, and suggestions are discussed.

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Anxiety and depression among university students during the lockdown: their protective and risk factors

Prihadi

Wan

Lee

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“…However, the majority of healthcare workers received a high level of social support from their family and friends, which has been confirmed as a strong protective factor in stressful circumstances (Džamonja et al, 2020;Džamonja et al, 2021;Kosic et al, 2021b). Social support from friends and family negatively correlated with the Burnout and DASS scales, suggesting their protective role, but low correlations also imply that relying only on social support just reduces the risk, but cannot prevent the effect of many other sources of stress.…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health of healthcare workers in Serbia

Džamonja-Ignjatović¹,

Simonović²,

Popovic³

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenging experience for many professionals worldwide. Healthcare workers in particular had to invest a lot of efforts to cope with the stressors related to professional challenges, which can adversely affect their mental health and cause burnout syndrome. However, it is important to explore mental health outcomes of the pandemic among healthcare workers in the context of a specific country. This study examined the effects of increased professional and personal demands on the health workers' mental health after almost two years of dealing with the pandemic. A cross-sectional online anonymous survey was conducted during October 2021. The sample consisted of 286 healthcare workers (76.7% male) from all regions of Serbia. The questionnaire included socio-demographic data, professional and personal experiences during the pandemic, mental health difficulties, and burnout. The results indicate that more than half of the participants experienced a high or moderate level of depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress. Emotional exhaustion as a symptom of burnout was reported by almost all participants (91.9%), followed by moderate compassion fatigue (60.8%) and lower level of self-efficiency (23.8%). The most significant predictors of burnout and mental health difficulties referred to impaired working conditions and insufficient instructions from superiors, a high level of personal concern about the infection, and maladaptive coping strategies. The results point to the importance of providing psychosocial support to healthcare workers in order to prevent further mental health impairments. Still, interventions should be focused on the external organizational factors instead of addressing solely individual vulnerability.

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“…Psychological distress ought to be counteracted by protective factors to preserve someone's well-being. In this line, there is substantial evidence from recent studies showing that strong support system, satisfactory financial state, feeling of belonging and adequate self-reflection would decrease distress levels [4,5].…”

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The moderating effect of emotion regulation in the association between social support and religiosity and psychological distress in adults

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Background Lebanese adults face daily obstacles due to their numerous responsibilities and non-ending external pressures to the extent that Lebanon has been ranked second among highest negative experiences countries worldwide. A sparse number of international studies showed that positive social support, religiosity and cognitive reappraisal would decrease psychological distress, but none in Lebanon. This study aimed to evaluate the association between social support, religiosity and psychological distress among Lebanese adults, taking into consideration the moderating role of emotion regulation. Methods 387 adult participants enrolled in this cross-sectional study between May and July 2022. Participants were chosen from five different governorates in Lebanon, using the snowball sampling technique, and were asked to complete a structured questionnaire, which included the following scales: the Mature Religiosity Scale, the Emotional Regulation Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Results The interaction social support by cognitive reappraisal was significantly associated with psychological distress; at high levels of cognitive reappraisal and low levels of expressive suppression, higher social support (Beta = − 0.07; p = .007) was significantly associated with lower psychological distress. The same was found at high levels of cognitive reappraisal and moderate levels of expressive suppression (Beta = − 0.08; p = .021). Social support alone was not significantly associated with psychological distress in the model (Beta = 0.15; t = 1.04; p = .300; 95% CI − 0.14; 0.44). Conclusion This cross-sectional study has provided evidence that the adequate use of emotional regulation skills such as high level of cognitive reappraisal and low level of expressive suppression with presence of social support would remarkably decrease psychological distress. This result casts a new light on clinical approaches to tackle this association between the emotional regulation of a patient in interpersonal psychotherapy.

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A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors

Cited by 7 publications

References 57 publications

Anxiety and depression among university students during the lockdown: their protective and risk factors

Anxiety and depression among university students during the lockdown: their protective and risk factors

The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health of healthcare workers in Serbia

The moderating effect of emotion regulation in the association between social support and religiosity and psychological distress in adults

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