Analyzing the role of resilience and life satisfaction as mediators of the impact of COVID‐19 worries on mental health

Tamarit, Alicia; Barrera, Usue de la; Schoeps, Konstanze; Castro-Calvo, Jesús; Montoya‐Castilla, Inmaculada

doi:10.1002/jcop.22900

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“…It is plausible that heightened levels of perceived stress impact life satisfaction, which in turn negatively impacts mental health. This finding supports research findings by Tamarit and colleagues pertaining to the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between COVID-19-related worries and depression and COVID-19-related worries and anxiety [ 51 ]. The finding can also be explained through cognitive appraisal theory [ 18 ].…”

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Satisfied with Life? The Protective Function of Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Negative Mental Health Outcomes

Padmanabhanunni,

Pretorius,

Isaacs

2023

IJERPH

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Life satisfaction is a key index of well-being, yet few studies have examined its role as a protective factor in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study expands the research in this area through an examination of the role of life satisfaction in the relationship between perceived stress and negative indices of mental health. Participants were university students (N = 322) who completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and short forms of the trait scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Center for Epidemiological Depression Scale, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The results indicate that life satisfaction had a health-sustaining effect on indices of well-being. It also moderated the relationship between perceived stress, on the one hand, and anxiety and hopelessness, on the other hand. Further, life satisfaction played a partial mediating role in the relationship between perceived stress and indices of mental health. The findings suggest that life satisfaction could be a protective factor in the context of stressful life events. Cultivating life satisfaction through mindfulness training and the enhancement of gratitude could potentially sustain mental health.

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confidence: 92%

Satisfied with Life? The Protective Function of Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Negative Mental Health Outcomes

Padmanabhanunni,

Pretorius,

Isaacs

2023

IJERPH

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“…Besides a direct relationship between life satisfaction and depression, studies also showed that life satisfaction mediated the association between COVID-19 stresses and depression. For example, Tamarit et al (2022) revealed that resilience and life satisfaction mediated the association between pandemic-related worries and negative emotional symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress). Coello et al (2022) also showed that life satisfaction had a mediating role in the relationship between pandemic-related worries and depression, anxiety, and stress.…”

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Stress and depressive symptoms in university students in Hong Kong under the pandemic: Moderating effect of positive psychological attributes

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IntroductionThere are very few studies examining the psychological well-being of university students in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides COVID-19-related stress, the “social event” in 2019-2020 has caused significant stress in young people. As such, we attempted to answer several research questions in this paper. First, what are the relationships between stresses (COVID-19 and “social event” related stresses) and psychological well-being indexed by depressive symptoms? Based on the stress and coping perspective, we predicted that there would be positive relationships between both types of stress and depression. Second, what are the relationships between different positive psychological factors (including life satisfaction, resilience and emotional management, flourishing, and beliefs about adversity) and depression? Based on different theoretical models of positive psychology, we hypothesized that negative relationships would exist between positive psychological factors and depressive symptoms. Third, do positive psychological attributes moderate the associations between stresses (COVID-19 and “social event” related stresses) and depressive symptoms? Based on the positive psychology literature, we hypothesized that positive psychological attributes would buffer the negative impact of stresses on depression.MethodsWe recruited university students roughly one year after the first wave of the pandemic (N = 1,648) in early 2021. We used 25 items to measure COVID-19-related stress and “social event” related stress. For psychological well-being indexed by depressive symptoms, we used the “Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised (CESD-R)”. For positive psychological attributes, we employed established measures of life satisfaction, resilience and emotional management, flourishing, and beliefs about adversity.ResultsRegarding the relationship between stress and depression, we found positive relationships between both types of stress and depressive symptoms. As predicted, negative relationships existed between all positive psychological attributes and depressive symptoms. Besides, the positive psychological attributes significantly moderated the effects of stresses on depression, suggesting that these factors can reduce the negative impacts of stresses on depression. The present findings provide support for those models, highlighting the importance of positive psychological attributes as protective factors for university students’ depression.DiscussionThe findings of this study underscore the important role of positive psychological attributes in the stress-depression relationship in university students under the pandemic. The findings also generalize the positive youth development theory in the Chinese context. In terms of practice, university administrators and service providers should consider cultivating positive psychological attributes in university students with the purpose of promoting their psychological well-being.

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“…In addition, positive mental health indicators such as life satisfaction was found to be positively correlated with resilience (Aboalshamat et al, 2018 ; Zheng et al, 2020 ), subjective well – being (Liu et al, 2014 ). Similar to resilience, life satisfaction serves as an individual barrier against the danger of depression (Tamarit et al, 2022 ). The above analyses suggest that high life satisfaction can increase resilience and reduce the risk of depression.…”

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Academic stress and depression among vietnamese adolescents: a moderated mediation model of life satisfaction and resilience

Nguyen

2022

Curr Psychol

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Academic stress is rising among high school students, especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, such as social distancing, long-term online learning, and lack of social support. Many studies have also shown that students with high levels of academic stress have a higher risk of depression. However, very few researchers are interested in studying life satisfaction as a moderate factor for the indirect relationship between academic stress and depression. This study investigated whether life satisfaction factors moderate the indirect effect of academic stress on the depressive disorder in Vietnam adolescents. Participants include 1336 Vietnamese adolescents. Participants completed the Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents, Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Beck Depression Inventory-II. Moderated mediation analyses were conducted using the PROCESS macro to investigate the relationship among variables. In the relationship between academic stress and depressive disorder in Vietnamese adolescents, resilience is partly mediated; life satisfaction significantly moderated the indirect effect of academic stress on depressive disorder. This study suggests that depressive disorders prevention and intervention practices for adolescents need to consider enhancing resilience and life satisfaction.

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Analyzing the role of resilience and life satisfaction as mediators of the impact of COVID‐19 worries on mental health

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Satisfied with Life? The Protective Function of Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Negative Mental Health Outcomes

Satisfied with Life? The Protective Function of Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Negative Mental Health Outcomes

Stress and depressive symptoms in university students in Hong Kong under the pandemic: Moderating effect of positive psychological attributes

Academic stress and depression among vietnamese adolescents: a moderated mediation model of life satisfaction and resilience

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