Psychological Distress Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Protective Role of Hope

European journal of investigation in health psychology and education

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Luca Flesia¹  Muhammad Adeeb²  Aqsa Waseem²  Mai Helmy³  Merylin Monaro⁵ 

[1] Azienda ULSS6 Euganea;School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and Policy, University of Utara;Psychology Department, Faculty of Arts, Menoufia University;Psychology Department, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University;Department of General Psychology, University of Padova

关键词: psychological distress;    hope;    COVID-19;    pandemic;    mental health;    well-being;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ejihpe13010005

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 outbreak and the worldwide lockdown measures had an impact on the global mental health and psychological well-being of the general population. Several studies attempted to investigate the protective and risk factors for psychological distress related to the pandemic. However, to date, little is known about the role of hope in this context. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between hope and psychological distress related to the COVID-19 outbreak in the general population. The sample consisted of 504 Pakistani people who completed cross-sectionally the COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) and the Adult Hope Scale (AHS). Bivariate Pearson correlation analysis was run to measure the relationship between hope and psychological distress; hierarchical regression analysis was run to investigate the association between demographics and hope with psychological distress. Higher levels of hope predicted lower levels of psychological distress. Being female, being older, lower level of education, urban residence, being married and living in nuclear family systems were associated with higher levels of psychological distress. The study highlights the protective role of hope on psychological distress related to COVID-19, contributing to knowledge on factors promoting positive mental health during emergency times and providing useful information for implementing effective public health policies and programmes.

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