Anxiety and Coping Stress Strategies in Researchers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health

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Patrícia Batista¹  Anabela Afonso³  Manuel Lopes⁵  César Fonseca⁵  Patrícia Oliveira-Silva¹  Anabela Pereira⁷  Lara Pinho⁵ 

[1] Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Research Centre for Human Development, Human Neurobehavioral Laboratory;Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado;Department of Mathematics, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora;Center for Research in Mathematics and Applications ,(CIMA), Institute for Advanced Studies and Research;S. João de Deus School of Nursing, University of Évora;Comprehensive Health Research Centre;Education and Psychology Department, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro

关键词: COVID-19;    researchers;    anxiety;    depression;    stress;    fear;    coping strategies;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.850376

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world, leading to changes in one's personal and working life. Researchers have undergone extensive changes in their roles, mainly in the area of health care, with research into the virus now the priority. Aim To assess the anxiety, depression, stress, fears, and coping strategies of Portuguese researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants and Methods A total of 243 researchers, with an average age of 37.9 ± 9.6, participated in an online questionnaire. The study was performed between 1 June 2021 and 11 August 2021. The questionnaire included depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS-21), fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), and coping inventory for stressful situations (CISS). Results The findings suggest being female and younger seem to be related to more significant fears. Singles and younger researchers showed higher values of stress, depression, and anxiety. Research areas, such as medical and health sciences, presented higher levels in the DASS-21 depression and stress scale ( p 0.70); CISS-21 emotional-oriented with DASS-21 stress ( r = 0.683), DASS-21 depression ( r = 0.622), and DASS-21 anxiety ( r = 0.557); and emotional fear and cognitive fear ( r = 0.652). Conclusion The findings of this study support the growing concern for the psychological well-being of researchers and the need for intervention with more extensive and diverse studies.

【 授权许可】

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