Patterns of Psychological Responses among the Public During the Early Phase of COVID-19: A Cross-Regional Analysis
Authors
Chong, Y. Y., Chien, W. T., Cheng, H. Y., Lamnisos, D., Ļubenko, J., Presti, G., Squatrito, V., Constantinou, M., Nicolaou, C., Papacostas, S., Aydin, G., Ruiz, F. J., Garcia-Martin, M. B., Obando-Posada, D. P., Segura-Vargas, M. A., Vasiliou, V. S., McHugh, L., Höfer, S., Baban, A., Dias Neto, D., Nunes da Silva, A., Monestès, J. L., Alvarez-Galvez, J., Paez Blarrina, M., Montesinos, F., Valdivia Salas, S., Őri, D., Kleszcz, B., Lappalainen, R., Ivanović, I., Gosar, D., Dionne, F., Merwin, R. M., Gloster, A. T., Karekla, M., Kassianos, A. P.
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Abstract
Multinational survey (n≈9,130) during the early pandemic phase (April–June 2020) in 21 countries; analyzed illness perceptions, coping, psychological flexibility, prosociality, and mental health. Psychological flexibility was the consistent mediator between illness perceptions and mental health across all regions. The role of support seeking and prosociality varied between regions. Promotes interventions fostering flexibility to mitigate the psychological impact of COVID-19.