Mental health and psychological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-cultural comparison of Japan, Malaysia, China, and the U.S.

Mechanisms of Physical Exercise Effects on Anxiety in Older Adults during the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Analysis of the Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience and the Moderating Role of Media Exposure

“…The results of the present study showed that psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between physical exercise and older adults’ anxiety, with physical exercise significantly and positively predicting psychological resilience (β = 0.092, p < 0.001) and psychological resilience significantly and negatively predicting older adults’ anxiety (β = −0.434, p < 0.001). The results of this study were consistent with previous studies that showed that physical exercise increased the psychological resilience of older adults [ 33 , 34 ] and that the more psychologically resistant older adults could maintain a favorable attitude during the pandemic, face difficulties and challenges with ease, and could reduce the risk of developing anxiety disorders [ 29 , 30 , 58 ]. Studies have shown that as the level of physical exercise increased, psychological resilience also improved [ 59 ].…”

“…The results of the lockdown, social distancing, and lack of exercise were shown to result in significantly increased levels of mental health concerns such as loneliness, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation [ 28 ]. Studies have shown that psychological resilience during the COVID-19 outbreak may have reduced the negative effects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrated by alleviating people’s anxiety during the lockdown [ 29 ] and maintaining mental health [ 30 ]. When individuals face threats, psychological resilience can provide protective factors that help people to effectively cope with stress and mitigate the negative effects of stress, and therefore, can promote physical and mental health, social adjustment, and quality of life [ 31 ].…”

Pakistan Declared Bankruptcy after Sri Lanka: What is Wrong with the Asian Economy? An In-depth Exploration of Psychological Well-being of International Malaysian Students in the United States in the Context of Emerging Economic Turbulence

“…More than 60% of the students who visited school psychologists were Malaysians who were worried due to increased fall of Asian economies. From past research [24]- [27], this confirms with our understanding as international students live on a fragile yet vulnerable state. Most of them are dependent on their nations for tuition fees and any economic instability, even of their neighbouring countries, affect their status both financially and psychologically.…”

Sense of Control and Depression during Public Health Restrictions and the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…The consensus from these studies has been that depression rates have increased since the beginning of the pandemic [ 1 ]. Different correlates of depression status during the pandemic have also been examined, including gender [ 27 ], age [ 28 ], employment [ 29 ], risk of infection [ 9 ] and so forth, in order to map those at most risk under the circumstances. Others have examined putative protective factors, such as the sense of control [ 5 ], exercise [ 30 ] and affluence [ 11 ], with exacerbating factors including time spent watching the news [ 10 ] and exposure to personal stressors, such as job loss.…”