Perceived Social Support Protects Lonely People Against COVID-19 Anxiety: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in China

Xu, Jianjie; Ou, Jingyi; Luo, Shuyi; Wang, Zhuojun; Chang, Edward C.; Novak, Claire; Shen, Jingyi; Zheng, Shaoying; Wang, Yinan

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.566965

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has not only increased people's anxiety but also reduced their SWB (Kachanoff et al, 2020;Qiu et al, 2020;Rosen et al, 2020;Xu et al, 2020). SWB represents people's appraisals and evaluations of their own lives (Diener et al, 2018).…”

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“…As a massive global crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens people's mental health and gives rise to mental illness (Ettman et al, 2020;Fabian et al, 2020;Kachanoff et al, 2020;Qiu et al, 2020;Rosen et al, 2020;Tull et al, 2020;Xu et al, 2020). Previous cross-sectional studies showed that mental health (i.e., well-being) and mental illness (i.e., anxiety) were related but distinct phenomena (Keyes, 2005;Keyes et al, 2002).…”

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Well-Being Reduces COVID-19 Anxiety: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in China

Wang

Luo

et al. 2021

J Happiness Stud

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic threatens human beings' livelihoods and mental health, which lowers their well-being and gives rise to anxiety. This study examines whether there is a causal relationship (and, if so, in which direction) between people's well-being and COVID-19 anxiety. Two hundred and twenty-two participants (54.50% female, M age = 31.53, SD = 8.17) from 26 provinces of China completed measures of subjective well-being (SWB) and COVID-19 anxiety at three key nodes of the development of COVID-19 in China. The results showed that people's SWB and COVID-19 anxiety fluctuated with the peak (T1), decline (T2), and trough stages (T3) of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the cross-lagged analysis showed that the participants' SWB at T0 (pre-pandemic stage; the base level of SWB) and T1 could significantly predict their COVID-19 anxiety at T1 and T2 respectively. However, SWB at T2 was not associated with the COVID-19 anxiety at T3. Furthermore, COVID-19 anxiety could not predict subsequent SWB from T1 to T3. The current findings contribute to clarifying the causal relationship between well-being and anxiety through the development of epidemics, as well as finding ways to alleviate people's COVID-19 anxiety.

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Well-Being Reduces COVID-19 Anxiety: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in China

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Luo

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“…The negative outcomes of loneliness on mental health during the pandemic were also observed in a sample of older adults, where perceived loneliness predicted COVID-19 related anxiety [7]. Furthermore, a longitudinal study on Chinese population found that trait loneliness had an impact on COVID-19 related anxiety [14].…”

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COVID-19 Anxiety – A Longitudinal Survey Study of Psychological and Situational Risks among Finnish Workers

Savolainen

Oksa

Savela

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Background: COVID-19 crisis has changed the conditions of many throughout the globe. One negative consequence of the on-going pandemic is anxiety brought by uncertainty and the COVID-19 disease. Increased anxiety is a potential risk factor for wellbeing at work. This study investigated psychological, situational, and socio-demographic predictors of COVID-19 anxiety using longitudinal data. Methods: Nationally representative sample of Finnish workers (N = 1308) was collected before and during the COVID-19 crisis. Eighty percent of the participants responded to the follow-up study (N=1044). COVID-19 anxiety was measured with a modified Spielberger State–Trait Anxiety Inventory. Psychological and situational predictors included perceived loneliness, psychological distress, technostress, personality, social support received from work community, and remote working. Also, number of socio-demographic factors were investigated. Results: Perceived loneliness, psychological distress, technostress, and neuroticism were identified as robust psychological predictors of COVID-19 anxiety. Increase in psychological distress and technostress during the COVID-19 crisis predicted higher COVID-19 anxiety. Recent change in work field and decreased social support from work community predicted COVID-19 anxiety. Women and young people experienced higher anxiety. Conclusions: Different factors explain workers’ COVID-19 anxiety. Increased anxiety can disrupt wellbeing at work, emphasizing organizations’ role in maintaining an inclusive and caring work culture and providing technical and psychological support to workers during crisis.

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“…Furthermore, social isolation, especially among the elderly, leads to lower health care utilisation, which produces poorer health status [ 48 ]. Perceived social support protects lonely people, and this has become more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 49 ]. EUROASPIRE-7 study, conducted across 27 European countries, found that social isolation and low level of education were associated with various cardiovascular risk factors [ 50 ].…”

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Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality

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Pérez-Farinós

Bazán

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Self-perceived health has been used as a good estimator of health status and receiving affection can be a determining factor for good self-perceived health. The aim of the present study was to assess whether lack of social support (measured through Duke scale, which ranges from 11 to 55) was associated with poorer health status measured as self-perceived health, and whether that association was different between women and men. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey. A descriptive study was performed, and logistic regression models were applied using self-perceived health as a dependent variable. Mean Duke score was 47.6 for men and 47.9 for women (p = 0.016). Moreover, 36.3% of women and 27.6% of men reported poor self-perceived health (p < 0.001). The multivariate analysis revealed that lower scores in Duke-UNC social support scale were associated with poorer health status. That association was higher in women than in men. Poor self-perceived health was also associated with low level of education and obesity, especially among women. There was gender inequality as regards health status associated with lack of social support. These results can help design prevention strategies to improve health.

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Perceived Social Support Protects Lonely People Against COVID-19 Anxiety: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in China

Cited by 101 publications

References 52 publications

Well-Being Reduces COVID-19 Anxiety: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in China

Well-Being Reduces COVID-19 Anxiety: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in China

COVID-19 Anxiety – A Longitudinal Survey Study of Psychological and Situational Risks among Finnish Workers

Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality

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