Previous studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in different countries found an increase in anxiety, stress, and an exacerbation of previous mental health problems. This research investigated some of the protective and risk factors of distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, among which were the perception of receiving social support from family members and friends, and a chronic tendency to worry. The study was conducted in three European countries: Italy, Serbia, and Romania. A total of 1100 participants (Italy n = 491; Serbia n = 297; Romania n = 312) responded to a questionnaire. Results from this study show that distress during the COVID-19 pandemic is higher for people who are chronic worriers and those who have higher levels of fear of COVID-19. More specifically, it is confirmed that a chronic tendency to worry exacerbates the relationship between fear and distress: it is stronger for people who have a greater tendency to worry.
Keywords:
tendency to worry / social support / fear of COVID-19 / distress
Source:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, 14
TY - JOUR
AU - Kosić, Ankica
AU - Džamonja Ignjatović, Tamara
AU - Petrović, Nebojša
PY - 2021
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3254
AB - Previous studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in different countries found an increase in anxiety, stress, and an exacerbation of previous mental health problems. This research investigated some of the protective and risk factors of distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, among which were the perception of receiving social support from family members and friends, and a chronic tendency to worry. The study was conducted in three European countries: Italy, Serbia, and Romania. A total of 1100 participants (Italy n = 491; Serbia n = 297; Romania n = 312) responded to a questionnaire. Results from this study show that distress during the COVID-19 pandemic is higher for people who are chronic worriers and those who have higher levels of fear of COVID-19. More specifically, it is confirmed that a chronic tendency to worry exacerbates the relationship between fear and distress: it is stronger for people who have a greater tendency to worry.
PB - MDPI, Basel
T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
T1 - A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors
IS - 14
VL - 18
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18147261
ER -
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year = "2021",
abstract = "Previous studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in different countries found an increase in anxiety, stress, and an exacerbation of previous mental health problems. This research investigated some of the protective and risk factors of distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, among which were the perception of receiving social support from family members and friends, and a chronic tendency to worry. The study was conducted in three European countries: Italy, Serbia, and Romania. A total of 1100 participants (Italy n = 491; Serbia n = 297; Romania n = 312) responded to a questionnaire. Results from this study show that distress during the COVID-19 pandemic is higher for people who are chronic worriers and those who have higher levels of fear of COVID-19. More specifically, it is confirmed that a chronic tendency to worry exacerbates the relationship between fear and distress: it is stronger for people who have a greater tendency to worry.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel",
journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health",
title = "A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors",
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Kosić, A., Džamonja Ignjatović, T.,& Petrović, N.. (2021). A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
MDPI, Basel., 18(14).
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147261
Kosić A, Džamonja Ignjatović T, Petrović N. A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(14).
doi:10.3390/ijerph18147261 .
Kosić, Ankica, Džamonja Ignjatović, Tamara, Petrović, Nebojša, "A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, no. 14 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147261 . .
