Psychological dynamics of pandemic resilience : a tale of two cultures

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The present work endeavours to explore the experiences of university-level students from Pakistan and Nepal after the COVID-19 outbreak. A comprehensive electronic survey was carried out utilising a meticulous cluster sampling technique encompassing two distinct populations, i.e. Pakistan and Nepal, during the period extending from September 2022 to January 2023. A total of 2496 participants completed the questionnaire (Pakistani population: 55.45% and Nepalese population: 44.55%). We utilised the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), feeling of loneliness (UCLA), interdependent happy scale (IHS), and fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S). Notably, a significant intercultural disparity was observed, particularly concerning the level of COVID-19 fear which was higher among the Nepalese population. However, this particular variable did not demonstrate any significant associations with other variables, except for the social dimension of MHC-SF. There was a negative correlation observed between this variable and IHS within the Pakistani population. Irrespective of the varying degrees of apprehension towards COVID-19 within the two distinct cultural contexts, there exists a significant positive correlation between the assessed psychological assets and individual well-being, as well as the resumption of regular activities after the outbreak.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice - 17(2024), 1 vom: 12., Seite 2291509

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rehman, Shazia [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Erum [VerfasserIn]
Awan, Akhlaq [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 fear
COVID-19 outbreak
Interdependent happiness
Journal Article
Loneliness
Mental health continuum
Sleep quality

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Date Revised 19.01.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/20523211.2023.2291509

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367255065