Impact of Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy : A Study on Dispositional and Behavioral Dimensions for Supporting Evidence-Based Targeted Strategies
The COVID-19 pandemic caused critical mental health issues and lifestyle disruptions. The aim of this study was to explore, during the lockdown of second-wave contagions in Italy, how stress was affected by dispositional (personality factors and intolerance to uncertainty) and behavioral (coping strategies) dimensions, how these variables differed among sex, age, educational, professional, and health groups, and how the various changes in work and daily routine intervened in the psychological impact of the emergency. Our results highlight that women, the youngs, students/trainees, those with chronic diseases, those who stopped their jobs due to restrictions, and those who left home less than twice a week were more stressed, while health professionals showed lower levels of the same construct. Those with higher levels of stress used more coping strategies based on avoidance, which positively correlated with age, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and intolerance to uncertainty, and negatively with openness. Stress levels also positively correlated with agreeableness, conscientiousness, intolerance to uncertainty, and seeking of social support, and negatively with openness, a positive attitude, and a transcendent orientation. Finally, stress was predicted mainly by behavioral dimensions. Our results are discussed and framed within the literature, as important insights for targeted intervention strategies to promote health even in emergencies.
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21 |
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International journal of environmental research and public health - 21(2024), 3 vom: 12. März |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Platania, Giuseppe Alessio [VerfasserIn] |
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COVID-19 |
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Date Completed 29.03.2024 Date Revised 30.03.2024 published: Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.3390/ijerph21030330 |
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