在美国,日本和墨西哥的COVID-19期间,应对,联系评估和幸福感
Laurel R Benjamin1,2, Shu-Wen Wang2
1Department of Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States.
Frontiers in psychology
|September 16, 2024
概括
人们可以通过使用应对策略和评估连接机会,在COVID-19大流行期间建立弹性. 这些积极的应对机制提高了幸福感,减轻了痛苦,无论国籍如何.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行造成了全球心理危机,需要对应对机制和福祉进行研究.
- 以前的研究经常使用基于赤字,定量和单一国家的方法,限制了对各种应对策略的理解.
- 疫情期间的个人福祉受到应对风格和对社会联系的看法的影响.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间探索不同国籍的积极应对策略和福祉.
- 调查应对方式和COVID相关连接评估在心理健康中的作用.
- 检查大流行应对和福祉的文化相似之处和差异.
主要方法:
- 一个采用诱导-序列 (QUAL → QUAN) 方法的混合方法研究.
- 来自141名美国,日本和墨西哥成年人对大流行连接感知的定性数据.
- 来自302名成人的定量数据评估了应对方法,联系评估和幸福感 (孤独,痛苦,幸福).
主要成果:
- 定性研究结果显示,与流行病相关的联系和加强的关系是共同的主题.
- 在所有国家中,在应对方法,联系评估和福祉结果之间发现了显著的关联.
- 连接评估调解了接近应对和减少孤独感和增加幸福感之间的联系.
结论:
- 在全球危机期间,应对方法和联系评估是恢复力和心理成长的关键途径.
- 该研究强调了这些积极的应对机制在不同文化中的普遍适用性.
- 研究结果支持基于优势的方法来理解和促进面对逆境时的幸福感.
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