The influence of Emotional Abuse Experience on Early Adult Depression, Anxiety and Interpersonal Relationships: The Moderating Effects of Gratitude

Yumi, Shin; Sohn, Eunjung

doi:10.15703/kjc.18.5.201710.239

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“…The higher the gratitude, the more the fear of COVID-19 infection is buffered in the path to anxiety, and the lower the indirect effect on loneliness. In other words, even if the fear of COVID-19 infection is high, high gratitude is associated with lower anxiety and loneliness, consistent with previous studies showing that high gratitude is associated with low anxiety [ 24 ], and that anxiety is lowered through gratitude training [ 33 ].…”

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“…In other words, even if the fear of COVID-19 infection is high, high gratitude is associated with lower anxiety and loneliness, consistent with previous studies showing that high gratitude is associated with low anxiety, 24 and that anxiety is lowered through gratitude training. 33 Loneliness is a sign that an individual's relationships are inadequate in some way and a key indicator of difficulty in social relationships, and lonely individuals are less satisfied with their lives. 50 Previous studies have shown that loneliness is also associated with suicidal ideation, parasuicide, 51 eating disorders, 52 obesity, 53 sleep disorders, 54 and fatigue.…”

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“…29 Gratitude has also been shown to act as a protective factor against psychological stress and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. [30][31][32] In addition, participating in gratitude training has been reported to lower the level of anxiety significantly, 33 suggesting the possibility of controlling the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 infection and anxiety. Intervening in gratitude has the advantage that it can be done relatively easily and quickly in the clinical field.…”

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The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Infection and Anxiety on Loneliness: Moderated Mediation Effects of Gratitude

Jeon,

Ryu,

Lee

et al. 2023

Psychiatry Investig

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Objective This study was conducted to identify factors related to loneliness during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and focused on how the fear of COVID-19 infection affects loneliness and the conditional effect of gratitude as a moderator in the relationship among the fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and loneliness.Methods For the analysis of this study, a survey was conducted among 1,500 individuals aged 19 to 69 years living in three metropolitan areas in South Korea. Questionnaires included sociodemographic data, psychological experience and stress associated with COVID-19, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale–7, UCLA Loneliness Scale–3, and Gratitude Questionnaire–6. An analysis was conducted by applying SPSS PROCESS macro models 4 and 7.Results First, anxiety mediated the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 infection and loneliness. Second, the effect of the fear of COVID-19 infection on loneliness through anxiety was moderated by gratitude. The higher the gratitude, the more the fear of COVID-19 infection is buffered in the path to anxiety, and the lower the indirect effect on loneliness.Conclusion This suggests that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, interventions for psychological problems such as anxiety and loneliness can be carried out through gratitude, a significant protective variable.

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