Coping strategies and mental health: A web-based survey among the Italian population dealing with COVID-19

Rossi, Chiara; Salve, Francesca De; Agliati, Martina; Oasi, Osmano

doi:10.4081/ripppo.2022.609

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“…A large body of literature has demonstrated that psychological difficulties have risen significantly during the government-imposed lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic (Shah et al , 2021 ). The resulting physical and social isolation has been shown to affect people’s mental health (Knight, 2020 ; O’Donnell et al , 2022 ; Rossi et al , 2022 ), thus increasing the risk of developing mental disorders (Fancourt et al ., 2021 ; Ierardi et al, 2023 ; Varma et al ., 2021 ). Consequently, investing in improving overall well-being is more important than ever before (Békés et al ., 2023 ).…”

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Personality characteristics, music-listening, and well-being: a systematic and scoping review

Rossi,

Oasi,

Colombo

2024

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When researchers and clinicians try to identify appropriate and effective ways to improve well-being among different populations, music is often included in interventions or research projects. The existing literature has consistently reported interactions between the effects of personality traits and music listening. However, the interrelations between individual traits and well-being after music listening are still partially unclear. This systematic review, registered on PROSPERO, investigates the relationship between everyday music listening, individual characteristics — operationalized as stable and transient personality traits — and well-being. Articles were searched on PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, with a final result of 115 records. After eligibility screening, eight studies were included in the review. The results showed that both stable and transient personality traits influence music's effect on well-being. As a result of the scoping review, a theoretical perspective combining the emotional dimension, the principle of emotional congruence, and the dimension of music immersion and well-being was identified. Based on this knowledge, music listening could be systematically introduced into daily routines to improve everyday well-being and prevent or reduce stressful states.

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Personality characteristics, music-listening, and well-being: a systematic and scoping review

Rossi,

Oasi,

Colombo

2024

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“…A study showed that positive coping strategies, which allow individuals to reinterpret negative situations, were positively correlated with psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, avoidance strategies, characterized by refusing to deal with problems, negatively influenced well-being during the pandemic (Rossi et al ., 2022 ).…”

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Attachment styles, mental health, and trauma during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian adult population

Ierardi,

Bottini,

Preti

et al. 2024

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The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted adults’ mental health around the world. Various studies highlighted the role of sociodemographic risk factors, including age, gender, and level of education, in increasing this impact. Although insecure attachment styles are considered a vulnerability factor for psychopathology and difficulties in coping with stressful situations, few studies have examined the role of attachment styles in relation to psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate the role of attachment styles in affecting psychopathological problems and post-traumatic symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Italian adults (N=1548). During the first lockdown in Italy, the Attachment Style Questionnaire, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Symptom Checklist 90-Revised were administered to the participants to assess attachment styles, trauma-related symptoms, and psychopathological problems. The results showed that 41% of the participants had symptoms of clinical and subclinical relevance during the pandemic. Anxious and avoidant insecure attachment styles predicted psychopathological problems and post-traumatic symptoms, whereas secure attachment style was a protective factor. Our results highlighted the significant role played by the quality of attachment styles on adult mental health during the pandemic, providing valuable elements for targeted psychological support interventions.

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“…This technique facilitates the identification of patterns and relationships within datasets that feature numerous variables and participants with similar underlying traits. In research applications, identifying distinct personality profiles sheds light on the interplay between specific traits and their impact on probability of adjustment/maladjustment [31,32].…”

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Person-Centered Associations between High- and Low-Risk Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in University Students

Servidio,

Bartolo,

Tenuta

et al. 2024

Depression and Anxiety

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Personality traits are considered potential risk or protective factors for learning and psychological adjustment. This is a concern in higher education settings, which comprise mostly youth in emerging adulthood. The purpose of this study is to apply a person-centered approach to identify personality profiles of university students based on their character traits and then evaluate whether some clusters predict differences in emotional distress and coping strategies. We conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey with 467 southern Italian undergraduate university students (M=21.8, SD=3.69). Students completed an anonymous online survey and self-report questionnaires measuring sociodemographic characteristics, personality traits (Personality Inventory for DSM-5), emotional distress (General Anxiety Disorders-7, Patient Health Questionnaire-9), and coping strategies (Brief-COPE). Two distinct clusters were identified, differing in relation to maladaptive personality traits. One was characterized by high maladaptive personality traits, comprising 45.6% of the sample population. This high-risk profile evidenced higher levels of negative affect, detachment, psychoticism, antagonism, and disinhibition. A second cluster, with low maladaptive personality traits, represented the remainder of the sample. Participants featuring high maladaptive personality traits reported lower functioning in terms of avoidant coping strategies in comparison to the second low-risk cluster. Generating profiles of latent traits, such as in cluster analysis, can enhance a more profound theoretical understanding of underlying patterns within personality traits. This can enable higher education settings to meet variations in student needs by adapting their support services and interventions. Students can be trained to use coping strategies more effectively and efficiently.

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Coping strategies and mental health: A web-based survey among the Italian population dealing with COVID-19

Cited by 9 publications

References 54 publications

Personality characteristics, music-listening, and well-being: a systematic and scoping review

Personality characteristics, music-listening, and well-being: a systematic and scoping review

Attachment styles, mental health, and trauma during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian adult population

Person-Centered Associations between High- and Low-Risk Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in University Students

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