Appraisal and coping predict health and well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An international approach

Abstract

C OVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people worldwide. We conducted an international survey (n = 3646) examining the degree to which people's appraisals and coping activities around the pandemic predicted their health and well-being. We obtained subsamples from 12 countries-Bangladesh,

COVID-19 Pandemic and Personality: Agreeable People Are More Stressed by the Feeling of Missing

“…The comparison of the group of subjects who entered the analysis and the group who did not respond or responded incompletely indicated that the participating group was significantly older than the latter one. Thus, although observed also in previous studies (for meta-analyses, [6,12]), the finding that higher age was associated with a lower increase in perceived stress should be treated with caution. On the other hand, the analysis did show that there were no significant differences in personality and perceived stress measured before the pandemic between the two groups of subjects.…”

“…First, stress ratings in PSQ subscales "joy" and "social isolation" differed relative to pre-COVID values. These findings of reduced enjoyment of life and increased social isolation are frequently described and might be viewed as direct consequences of the measures taken to contain the spread of corona virus (for meta-analyses, [5,6]. Second, the TICS revealed a decrease in perceived "work overload" and "pressure to perform", but also an increase in "work discontent".…”

“…Important influencing factors (besides socio-demographic factors such as gender, age, social environment and personal concern, see [5], for review) are also the individual handling of the pandemic-related consequences of the lockdown and their appraisals (e.g., [6,18,19,31]). The focus in this paper was on three aspects of behavior and evaluation.…”

“…In addition, many people faced financial concerns and feelings of insecurity and loss of control that many experienced as stressful, if not threatening. As a consequence of these rather indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies reported a decrease in mental health in the general public, with higher rates of loneliness, anxiety, and depressive symptoms (e.g., [2][3][4]; for meta-analyses, [5,6]). In addition, lower psychological well-being was reported as compared to before COVID, with this decrease in well-being being associated with several factors, such as female gender, poor-self-related health and relatives infected with the corona virus [7].…”

Stress perceived by elementary and middle school teachers in Paraguay during the Covid-19 pandemic

“…El estrés percibido se refiere al grado en que las situaciones de la vida son valoradas como estresantes. El concepto de estrés percibido proviene de la teoría transaccional del estrés, que lo define como una relación particular entre el individuo y su entorno, cuando este último es evaluado por el sujeto como amenazante o desbordante de sus recursos y capaz de poner en peligro su (11,12) bienestar .…”