The contribution of participation in meaningful activities on mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Spanish population / Contribución de la participación en actividades significativas sobre la salud mental en población española durante el confinamiento por COVID-19
An. psicol
; 39(2): 176-187, May-Sep. 2023. tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
During the lockdown caused by COVID-19 in Spain, citizens had to stop performing activities in the usual way, which could have had an impact on mental health. The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of participating in meaningful activitieson mental health in the Spanish population during the COVID-19 lockdown.Method:
A cross-sectional online survey was developed and administered, where mental health (General Health Questionnaire), resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), participation in meaningful activities (Engage-ment in Meaningful Activities Survey) and socio-demographic data were assessed. A hierarchical-linear-regression was used to identify key correla-tions.Results:
The participants (N= 311) reported low mental health (M= 16.12/36) and a lower level of resilience (M = 25.48). The results of the re-gression revealed that 32.6% of the variance of the GHQ was significantly explained by the living space, including an outdoor space, resilience and participation in meaningful activities. The loss of meaningful activities was significantly related to mental health, with a significant contribution when controlling for the other variables (β = -.12).Conclusion:
Although experi-mental studies are needed to determine causality, this study highlights the relationship between participation in meaningful activities and mental health during the lockdown.(AU)RESUMEN
Introduction:
During the lockdown caused by COVID-19 in Spain, citizens had to stop performing activities in the usual way, which could have had an impact on mental health. The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of participating in meaningful activities on mental health in the Spanish population during the COVID-19 lockdown.Method:
A cross-sectional online survey was developed and administered, where mental health (General Health Questionnaire), resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), participation in meaningful activities (Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey) and socio-demographic data were assessed. A hierarchical-linear-regression was used to identify key correlations.Results:
The participants (N = 311) reported low mental health (M = 16.12/36) and a lower level of resilience (M = 25.48). The results of the regression revealed that 32.6% of the variance of the GHQ was significantly explained by the living space, including an outdoor space, resilience and participation in meaningful activities. The loss of meaningful activities was significantly related to mental health, with a significant contribution when controlling for the other variables (β = -.12).Conclusion:
Although experimental studies are needed to determine causality, this study highlights the relationship between participation in meaningful activities and mental health during the lockdown.(AU)
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Coleções:
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Isolamento Social
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Saúde Mental
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Resiliência Psicológica
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Pandemias
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
An. psicol
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Catholic University of Murcia/Spain
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Ghent University/Belgium
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/Spain
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University of Malaga/Spain