Adaptive and maladaptive pathways of COVID-19 worry on well-being: A cross-national study.
Scand J Psychol
; 2024 Jun 25.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In a preregistered study, we examined whether worries about COVID-19 are simultaneously linked with enhanced well-being through social interaction and with reduced well-being through depression symptoms.METHOD:
In August 2020, census-matched participants from high- and low-prevalence regions in the United States and Italy (N = 857) completed assessments of COVID-19 worry, social interaction, depression symptoms, and well-being.RESULTS:
Worries about COVID-19 predicted both more social interaction and more depression (ps < 0.001). In multiple mediational analyses, an adaptive pathway of COVID-19 worry through social interaction was associated with higher well-being, whereas a maladaptive pathway through depression symptoms was associated with lower well-being. Further, a comparison of high and low COVID-19 prevalence regions replicated the mediational findings for social interaction, providing evidence against reverse causation and common method variance.CONCLUSION:
Findings suggest that normative worries about acute stressors may both benefit and undermine well-being, depending on their impact on social behavior or depression symptoms.
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MEDLINE
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Scand J Psychol
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
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Reino Unido