COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown: Associations With Personality and Stress Components

Smrdu, Maja; Kuder, Ana; Turk, Eva; Čelik, Tatjana; Šet, Janko; Kralj‐Fišer, Simona

doi:10.1177/00332941211043451

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“… 59 Research has established that the social support of the direct supervisor was not an essential predictor of PD. 109 The current study proved that the mediating function of WE links SL and PD, which is similar to previous findings, where an elevated level of WE has proven to decrease the threat at the onset of a significant depressing incident. 110 Longitudinal studies have revealed the constructive relationship of WE with the quality of life and efficiency during enlarged staff appointments and assurance.…”

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confidence: 91%

Does Servant Leadership Control Psychological Distress in Crisis? Moderation and Mediation Mechanism

Zada¹,

Zada²,

Khan³

et al. 2022

PRBM

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of servant leadership on the psychological distress of healthcare staff during the Covid-19 crisis. The authors propose that work engagement mediates and mindfulness moderates the direct relationship between servant leadership and psychological distress. Methods Time-lagged data were collected from 277 healthcare staff working at different hospitals in Pakistan. Process Macro version 3.1 on SPSS 23 was used for statistical analysis. For model fitness, we used AMOS V 22. Results The results show that servant leadership is negatively related to psychological distress. Furthermore, work engagement mediates the relationship between servant leadership and psychological distress. Moreover, mindfulness is anticipated to moderate the direct relationship between servant leadership and psychological distress, drawing on the social exchange and conservation of resources theory. Discussion This study finds that servant leadership is vital for the mental health of healthcare staff. Thus, it extends the utility of the concept of servant leadership to the psychology and crisis management literature.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Does Servant Leadership Control Psychological Distress in Crisis? Moderation and Mediation Mechanism

Zada¹,

Zada²,

Khan³

et al. 2022

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“…On the one hand, it has been shown that the increase in the restrictions imposed corresponded to a rise in the general population of depressive symptoms (5). On the other hand, it was also known that more significant psychological distress was not reflected in greater adherence to restrictions (52). The studies carried out during the second pandemic wave (from October 2020 to January 2021) showed how the stress that lasted from March 2020 resulted in an increase in depressive symptoms and lower adherence to preventive behaviors during the second phase of restrictions (53,54).…”

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confidence: 99%

Pandemic experiences and psychopathological aspects in individuals with mood disorders and other mental disorders

Casale

Lai²,

Iannuccelli³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

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Individuals with different personality traits, temperaments, and psychological symptoms have different attitudes toward the pandemic experiences and restrictive measures. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the associations between the psychological factors and the attitudes toward COVID-19, experienced during the third pandemic wave in Italy, in a sample of individuals with psychiatric disorders. Between March and September 2021, 53 patients with mood disorders and other mental disorders completed a survey composed of self-report questionnaires that assessed sleep quality, depressive and hypomanic symptoms, and temperament and personality traits. Positive and negative attitudes toward the pandemic experience were assessed using an ad hoc questionnaire. The results showed that individuals with more severe depressive symptoms were less prone to adhere to government guidelines, and were more convinced that the pandemic was not a real problem. Reduced sleep quality was associated with increased skepticism toward official explanations concerning the causes of COVID-19. Lastly, negative affect and cyclothymic temperament predicted the disposition toward COVID-19 vaccines. In conclusion, these findings highlighted that some psychological aspects and psychiatric symptoms could influence the beliefs about COVID-19 and compliance with government recommendations. Further research is needed to provide indications on how to improve the current healthcare policies.

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“…However, the mechanism underlying the prolonged stress response to an acute social threat is still poorly understood. Although Dickerson and Kemeny [8] already postulated that some individual traits might modulate stress responses, there is still a paucity of empirical data on these factors [18,19]. Self-esteem may be one such factor.…”

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Pain of Threatened Self: Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem, Cortisol Responses to a Social Threat and Pain Perception

Wojtyna,

Hyla,

Hachuła

2024

JCM

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Background: Rejection, injustice, and exclusion from meaningful interpersonal relationships are often extremely painful and stress-generating experiences. This study aimed to define the role of explicit and implicit self-esteem in pain perception as a component of the physiological–psychological system that regulates the body’s response to stress associated with the threat of social rejection. Methods: In total, 360 individuals participated in this study. The measurement of cortisol in saliva, the assessment of pain thresholds using thermal stimuli, the IAT to assess implicit self-esteem, and a questionnaire on global self-esteem and social pain were used. The study included three measurements: baseline and 15 and 45 min after the application of a laboratory socially threatening stimulus (the Trier Social Stress Test). Results: People experiencing chronic social pain (CSP) are more likely to have fragile self-esteem, higher pain thresholds, and tend to experience reduced pain tolerance in situations of acute social threat than people without CSP experience. In people with CSP and fragile self-esteem, after the introduction of a social threat, an increase in pain tolerance was observed along with a longer-lasting increase in cortisol levels. Conclusions: Fragile self-esteem, along with feelings of chronic exclusion, injustice, and rejection, may prolong stress reactions and produce a hypoalgesic effect.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown: Associations With Personality and Stress Components

Cited by 5 publications

References 88 publications

Does Servant Leadership Control Psychological Distress in Crisis? Moderation and Mediation Mechanism

Does Servant Leadership Control Psychological Distress in Crisis? Moderation and Mediation Mechanism

Pandemic experiences and psychopathological aspects in individuals with mood disorders and other mental disorders

Pain of Threatened Self: Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem, Cortisol Responses to a Social Threat and Pain Perception

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