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Believing Processes during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis
Jolana Wagner-Skacel1, Sophie Tietz2,3, Eva Fleischmann2
1Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|October 14, 2022
Summary
Believing processes, particularly negative emotions and narratives, significantly correlate with increased psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding credition is vital for developing mental health strategies during crises.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Mental Health
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Psychosocial functioning is crucial during crises, with cognition, emotion, and believing playing key roles.
- The process of believing during the COVID-19 pandemic remains under-explored.
- Credition, encompassing propositions, certainty, emotion, and mightiness, influences psychosocial well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the process of believing using the Model of Credition.
- To examine the association between credition and psychosocial strain during the COVID-19 pandemic's first lockdown.
Main Methods:
- An online survey was administered to 156 mentally healthy Austrian participants between April and June 2020.
- Validated instruments included the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) for symptom load and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
- A dedicated Believing Questionnaire assessed four credition parameters: propositions, certainty, emotion, and mightiness.
Main Results:
- Negative credition parameters showed significant associations with higher global symptom load.
- Specifically, negative narratives (r = 0.29, p < 0.001) and negative emotions (r = 0.39, p < 0.001) correlated with increased psychological distress.
- These findings highlight the interplay between cognitive and emotional aspects of believing and mental health outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Credition is a significant link between cognition and emotion, impacting psychosocial functioning.
- The study underscores the importance of credition in stress regulation during public health crises.
- Findings suggest potential for novel mental health strategies targeting credition processes to promote resilience.
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