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Differences in psychological distress, resilience and cognitive emotional regulation strategies in adults during the Coronavirus pandemic: A cross-cultural study of Poland and Spain
Palomera, Raquel; González-Yubero, Sara; Mojsa-Kaja, Justyna; Szklarczyk-Smolana, Klaudia.
Affiliation
  • Palomera, Raquel; University of Cantabria. Department of Education. Santander. Spain
  • González-Yubero, Sara; Universidad of Cantabria. Departamento de Educacion. Santander. España
  • Mojsa-Kaja, Justyna; Jagiellonian University. Institute of Applied Psychology. Department of Neurobiology and Neuropsychology. Krakow. Poland
  • Szklarczyk-Smolana, Klaudia; Jagiellonian University. Institute of Applied Psychology. Department of Neurobiology and Neuropsychology. Krakow. Poland
An. psicol ; 38(2): 201-208, may.-sep. 2022. tab
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-202881
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: ES15.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
El objetivo de este estudio transcultural fue analizar las diferencias en resiliencia, estrategias de regulación cognitiva de las emociones (CERS) y distress psicológico durante la pandemia del COVID-19 en Polonia y España. Método. Se realizó una encuesta online en una muestra de 1,182 adultos. Se llevó a cabo un análisis MANOVA para examinar las diferencias en las variables estudiadas entre estos países. Esto fue seguido de un análisis MANCOVA controlando el sexo y la edad. Se realizaron análisis de regresión lineal segmentados por país con el fin de identificar modelos predictivos de distrés psicológico. Resultados. La población polaca se caracterizó por niveles más altos de ansiedad, menos resiliencia y más uso de CERS desadaptativas durante el confinamiento. La población española sufrió más estrés pero utilizó CERS adaptativas y fue más resiliente. La edad y el sexo femenino aparecieron como factores de riesgo de malestar psicológico en España. Se encontró que los modelos de predicción de distrés psicológico fueron diferentes en ambos países las CERS adaptativas fueron predictivas en España y la resiliencia fue predictiva en Polonia. Conclusiones. Este estudio podría guiar en iniciativas para la promoción del bienestar psicológico como vía para prevenir trastornos psicopatológicos durante la pandemia.(AU)
ABSTRACT
Background.The objective of this cross-cultural study was to ana-lyze the differences in resilience, cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS), as well as psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic between Poland and Spain. Method.An online survey was conducted on a sample of 1,182 adults. A MANOVA analysis was carried out to examine the differences in the studied variables between these countries. This was followed by MANCOVA analysis to control for gender and age. Linear re-gression analyses segmented by country were conducted in order to identi-fy psychological distress prediction models. Results.Polish population was characterized by higher levels of anxiety, less resilience and more maladap-tive CERS during the lockdown. Spanish population was more affected by stress but used more adaptable CERS and was more resilient. Age and fe-male gender appeared as risk factors of psychological distress in Spain. The psychological distress prediction models were found to be different be-tween both countries adaptive CERS was predictive only in Spain, and re-silience was predictive only in Poland. Conclusions.This study could guide in initiatives for the promotion of psychological well-being as a way to pre-vent psychopathological disorders during the pandemic.(AU)
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Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Orientation / Stress, Psychological / Coronavirus / Adult / Health Sciences / Resilience, Psychological Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: An. psicol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Jagiellonian University/Poland / Universidad of Cantabria/España / University of Cantabria/Spain

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Orientation / Stress, Psychological / Coronavirus / Adult / Health Sciences / Resilience, Psychological Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: An. psicol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Jagiellonian University/Poland / Universidad of Cantabria/España / University of Cantabria/Spain
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