Psychological Wellbeing During the Global COVID-19 Outbreak

Sun, Rui; Balabanova, Alisa; Bajada, Claude J.; Liu, Yang; Kriuchok, Mariia; S, Voolma; Đurić, Mirna; Mayer, Claude–Hélène; Constantinou, Maria; Chichua, Mariam; Li, Chengcheng; Foster-Estwick, Ashley; Borg, Kurt; Hill, Carin; Kaushal, Rishabh; Diwan, Ketaki; Vitale, V.; Engels, Tiarah; Amin, Rabiah; Ursu, Irina; Fadhlia, Tengku Nila; Wu, Yi-Jung; Sekaja, Lusanda; Hadchity, Milad; Deák, Anita; Sharaf, Shahira; Figueras, Pau; Kaziboni, Anthony; Whiston, Aoife; Ioumpa, Kalliopi; Montelongo, Alfredo; Pauw, Lisanne S.; Pavarini, Gabriela; Vedernikova, Evgeniya; T, Vu; Nummenmaa, Lauri; Cong, Yongqi; Nikolić, Milica; Olguin, Andrea; Hou, Wai Kai; Israelashvili, Jacob; Koo, Hyunjin J.; Khademi, Samaneh; Ukachukwu, Chinwendu Genevive; Juma, Damian Omari; Kamiloglu, Roza Gizem; Makhmud, Akerke; Lunga, Peter Sigurdson; Rieble, Carlotta; Rizwan, Muhammad; Helmy, Mai; Vuillier, Laura; Manokara, Kunalan; Quezada, Enzo Caceres; Tserendamba, Delgermend; Yoshie, Michiko; Du, Amy He; Philip-Joe, Kumba; Kúld, Pála Björk; Damani, Kalifa; Osei‐Tutu, Annabella; Sauter, Disa

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“…As described by Bai et al ( 2004 ), people feel stigmatized, ostracized, and rejected during the pandemic. The findings support the idea previously debated that emotional strain needs to be transformed during the pandemic (Restubog et al, 2020 ; Sun et al, 2020 ). As described before (Mayer and Vanderheiden, 2019 ; Mayer et al, 2021 ), this research study points to the coping mechanisms to deal with shame constructively through different strategies which are influenced by individual and socio-cultural preferences.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…This outbreak does not only cause not only material losses, but also impacts on the mental health and well-being of individuals due to social distancing, home containment and lockdown situations, travel restrictions, or other mitigation strategies (Restubog et al, 2020 ). Individuals in quarantine feel stigmatized, ostracized and rejected (Bai et al, 2004 ) and experiences increase the emotional strain (Sonnentag et al, 2010 ; Kossek et al, 2012 ) which needs to be regulated or transformed (Restubog et al, 2020 ; Sun et al, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transforming Shame in the Pandemic: An International Study

Mayer

Vanderheiden²

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Shame is an unconscious, somehow unattended and neglected emotion and occurs when individual and socio-cultural norms are violated. It often impacts negatively on the self and others across cultures. During the Covid-19 crises, shame has become an important emotion with a powerful effect, depending on how it is experienced within the socio-cultural context. This article explores shame in international perspectives in the context of Covid-19 and addresses the question how shame is transformed from an existential positive psychology (PP2.0) perspective. The study uses a qualitative research paradigm and explores shame and its transformation during Covid-19. Purposeful and snowball sampling was used. The sample consisted of 24 individuals (16 female, 8 male), of 13 different nationalities. Data were collected from written interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. Ethical considerations were followed; ethical approval was given by a university. Findings show that participants become very worried, anxious, scared, sad, and shocked when they or individuals in their close relationships contracted Covid-19. Shame plays an important role during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the meaning and experience of shame during Covid-19 is strongly dependent on the socio-cultural background of the individual who is experiencing the disease. Individuals use different strategies and mechanisms to deal with and transform shame in the context of Covid-19.

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Transforming Shame in the Pandemic: An International Study

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Vanderheiden²

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…In our follow-up analyses, we found this pattern for video calls specifically with contacts from work/school. These findings likely reflect differences in socioeconomic status between participants, as those who can work from home likely have higher socioeconomic status [60], which in itself has been linked to higher wellbeing during the pandemic [61]. In summary, we found the effects of technology-mediated communications to be less consistent compared to face-to-face interactions, and largely depending on who the interaction partners are.…”

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Connected Despite Lockdown: The Role of Social Interactions and Social Media Use in Wellbeing

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Physical distancing is crucial for slowing the spread of COVID-19, but the associated reduction of social interaction can be detrimental to psychological wellbeing. Here, we sought to understand whether different ways in which people connect to others might mitigate this negative impact. We examined how amount and type of social interactions and social media use would predict wellbeing during a period of physical distancing in the United Kingdom. In a 30-day diary study conducted in April-June 2020, 108 participants reported their daily social interactions and social media use, as well as their end-of-day wellbeing. Using multilevel regressions, we found that more face-to-face interactions positively predicted wellbeing, while technology-mediated communication had less consistent positive effects on wellbeing. More active and less passive social media use was associated with greater wellbeing. Our results suggest that while technology-mediated communication can improve wellbeing, face-to-face interactions are unique and important for wellbeing during physical distancing.

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“…These findings are partly corroborated by longitudinal work on mental health and well-being change during COVID-19 (e.g., [63,64], cf. [65], see also [4,66]).…”

Section: Plos Onementioning

confidence: 93%

“…that have disrupted and changed individuals' daily lives and pose additional kinds of psychological threats (e.g., isolation, loneliness, anxiety, depression; see [1]). This has led to a flurry of studies and even consortia (e.g., [2][3][4]) examining the psychological, social, and societal consequences of the pandemic and government-implemented restrictions to combat it. Many psychological studies have focused on individual or dispositional aspects such as personality traits, attitudes, and mental health.…”

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The situation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A snapshot in Germany

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During government-implemented restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s everyday lives changed profoundly. However, there is to date little research chronicling how people perceived their changed everyday lives and which consequences this had. In a two-wave study, we examined the psychological characteristics of people’s situations and their correlates during shutdown in a large German sample (NT1 = 1,353; NT2 = 446). First, we compared characteristics during government-issued restrictions with retrospective accounts from before and with a follow-up assessment 6 to 7 months later when many restrictions had been lifted. We found that mean levels were lower and variances were higher for most characteristics during the shutdown. Second, the experience of certain situation characteristics was associated in meaningful and theoretically expected ways with people’s traits, appraisals of the COVID-19 crisis, and subjective well-being. Lastly, situation characteristics often substantially explained the associations of traits with appraisals and well-being. Our findings highlight the importance of considering perceived situations as these contribute to people’s functioning during crises.

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Psychological Wellbeing During the Global COVID-19 Outbreak

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Transforming Shame in the Pandemic: An International Study

Transforming Shame in the Pandemic: An International Study

Connected Despite Lockdown: The Role of Social Interactions and Social Media Use in Wellbeing

The situation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A snapshot in Germany

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