Need for cognitive closure and positive mental health among Italian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multi-level analysis

Bassi, Marta; Mangialavori, Sonia; Fave, Antonella Delle

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112326

Personality and Individual Differences

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112326

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Need for cognitive closure and positive mental health among Italian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multi-level analysis

Marta Bassi

Sonia Mangialavori

Antonella Delle Fave

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Seizing and freezing to life outcomes: Need for cognitive closure intensifies affective reactions to major events

Cha,

Ku,

Lee

et al. 2024

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Research shows that significant well-being disparities emerge between individuals who experience major negative events and those who undergo major positive events. However, such differences may vary among individuals. Drawing from the theory of the need for cognitive closure (NFC), we theorize and test whether NFC, which captures seizing and freezing on salient information to reach a fast conclusion, intensifies the differences in affective well-being between those who experience negative or positive events. Across three studies (total N = 2,399), we provide converging evidence that supports our theoretical claim. We first found that participants with high (vs. low) NFC show a greater affective well-being gap between those who recalled their past negative and positive major events (Study 1). We also discovered consistent patterns when participants were provided with negative or positive major event scenarios (Study 2). Lastly, we further substantiated our findings by utilizing a longitudinal study of the 20th presidential election in South Korea (Study 3). Over a 6-week period, the well-being gaps between the supporters of the election winner and the runner-up were more pronounced among individuals with higher NFC. Overall, our findings have implications for identifying a novel psychological trait that influences the affective well-being gaps following significant events in one’s life.

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Seizing and freezing to life outcomes: Need for cognitive closure intensifies affective reactions to major events

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Lee

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Psychological wellbeing of Italian students and clinical assessment tools at university counseling services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

Celia,

Serio,

Trotta

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented problems for contemporary society. Among the numerous challenges faced following the spread of the virus, the need to provide assessment tools and remote psychological assistance certainly deserves particular attention. Indeed, this profound paradigm shift in psychological assessment and care occurred during a period of fragility for people already suffering from the restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the virus. One population particularly affected by the pandemic was students, including university students. The latter faced the pandemic in a particularly critical formative period.MethodsFor these reasons, our systematic review has two main objectives: (i) identify the assessment tools and psychological dimensions most used/investigated during the pandemic in Italian university students; (ii) systematize and deepen our knowledge about the impact of the pandemic on the psychological wellbeing of Italian university students. Our search used PRISMA 2020 guidelines on Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus, and EBSCOHost.ResultsThe results indicated that the psychological dimensions most investigated in university students during the pandemic were anxiety and depression. At the same time, the most used assessment instruments were the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Furthermore, it is clear from the results that the pandemic has harmed the psychological wellbeing of university students. Finally, we dedicated a section to discuss the interventions implemented by university counseling services during the pandemic.DiscussionThis review could improve the work of university counseling services in this post-pandemic period and contribute to developing specific screening and assessment programs for future emergencies.

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Need for cognitive closure and positive mental health among Italian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multi-level analysis

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Seizing and freezing to life outcomes: Need for cognitive closure intensifies affective reactions to major events

Seizing and freezing to life outcomes: Need for cognitive closure intensifies affective reactions to major events

Psychological wellbeing of Italian students and clinical assessment tools at university counseling services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

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