Defense Mechanisms and Borderline Personality Organization Among COVID-19 Believers and Non-believers During Complete Lock-Down

Zajenkowska, Anna; Nowakowska, Iwona; Bodecka, Marta; Rajchert, Joanna; Kaźmierczak, Izabela; Jakubowska, Adrianna; Pinkham, Amy E.

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.700774

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“…An online Polish study of 720 individuals from the general population examined people who did not believe in the existence of COVID-19 and found that these ‘nonbelievers’ were more likely to show characteristics of borderline personality organisation and use maladaptive defence mechanisms, especially splitting [ 22 ].…”

Section: Personality Disorders and Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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Personality dimensions and disorders and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Starčević

Janča

2021

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Purpose of review The COVID-19 pandemic has tested people's coping and resilience. This article reviews research and scholarly work aiming to shed more light on personality-based factors that account for adjustment to the pandemic situation. Recent findings Most studies relied on a cross-sectional design and were conducted using personality dimensions based on the Big Five personality model. Findings suggest that high levels of neuroticism constitute a risk for pandemic-induced distress and poor overall coping. People with prominent extraversion, conscientiousness or agreeableness have generally demonstrated a good adjustment to the pandemic, including compliance with containment and mitigation measures imposed by the authorities to limit the spread of COVID-19. A few studies of individuals with borderline personality disorder identified social isolation as the most destabilising factor for them. Poor compliance with containment and mitigation measures has been strongly associated with various antisocial personality traits. Summary Personality-based factors account for some individual differences in coping with both COVID-19-related threat and distress and requirements to comply with containment and mitigation measures. Better understanding of these factors could contribute to a more effective adjustment to the challenges of future public health crises.

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Section: Personality Disorders and Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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Personality dimensions and disorders and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Starčević

Janča

2021

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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“…The panel is actively updated to be representative of the adult Polish population. Data collection through the Ariadna online survey methodology (using a dedicated IT system) has been used in previously published papers [27][28][29].…”

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Awareness of Head and Neck Cancers: A 2021 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in Poland

Pinkas

Jankowski

Wierzba

2022

JCM

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Head and neck cancers (HNC) are the seventh most common cancers worldwide. Early diagnosis of HNC is associated with better outcomes. This study aimed to assess public awareness of HNC among adults in Poland, with particular emphasis on awareness of HNC symptoms and risk factors for HNC. This cross-sectional study was carried out in November 2021 on a nationwide, representative sample of 1082 inhabitants of Poland aged 18 years and over. The computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) technique was used. Most of the respondents rated their knowledge of head and neck cancers as “a little” (40.8%) or “nothing at all” (30%). The most identified symptoms were a lump in the neck (57.9%) and swelling or a lump in the throat (51.8%). The most identified risk factor for HNC was smoking cigarettes/tobacco (63.1%). Excessive alcohol consumption and HPV infection were correctly identified as risk factors by about one-third of respondents. Public awareness of selected symptoms of HNC and risk factors for HNC differed by sociodemographic factors, of which the educational level was the most important factor associated with awareness of head and neck cancers (p < 0.05). This study demonstrated low public awareness of head and neck cancers among adults in Poland.

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“…A similar pattern seems to be applicable to less educated people who tend to ignore scientific methods and embrace pseudo-scientific theories instead [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. From this perspective, the overwhelming stress and sense of hopelessness associated with the outbreak could be temporarily alleviated through immature defensive mechanisms, such as dissociation, which would reduce awareness of intolerable information [ 16 , 17 ]. Some research has indicated that belief in conspiracy theories could be increased by dissociation [ 18 ].…”

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Escaping the Reality of the Pandemic: The Role of Hopelessness and Dissociation in COVID-19 Denialism

Conti

Veneziani

Bagni

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JPM

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Background: Denialism of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severely affected governments’ attempts to contain the spread of the virus. Indeed, groups of deniers showed scepticism and misinformation toward the causes of the virus, leading to less adherence to official guidelines and vaccination campaigns. The present study aimed to investigate the sociodemographic and psychological factors associated with COVID-19 denialism, expressed in the forms of scepticism, nonadherence to guidelines, and negative attitudes toward vaccination. Methods: Four hundred and sixty-one volunteers completed an online survey composed of the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Dissociative Experiences Scale-II, the Sense of Community Index, and a questionnaire about COVID-19 denialism. Results: The multiple regression analyses showed that higher age and a lower level of education were positive predictors of COVID-19 denialism. Furthermore, the structural equation model showed that hopelessness positively predicted dissociation and negatively predicted the sense of community. In turn, only dissociation was found to positively predict COVID-19 denialism. Conclusions: The findings of the present study suggested that hopelessness could exacerbate a defensive dissociative response that could be associated with greater COVID-19 denialism. Moreover, older and less educated people showed a greater propensity to engage in COVID-19 denialism.

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Defense Mechanisms and Borderline Personality Organization Among COVID-19 Believers and Non-believers During Complete Lock-Down

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Personality dimensions and disorders and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Personality dimensions and disorders and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Awareness of Head and Neck Cancers: A 2021 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in Poland

Escaping the Reality of the Pandemic: The Role of Hopelessness and Dissociation in COVID-19 Denialism

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