2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-83524/v1
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Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: The interplay between protective and risk factors

Abstract: Background. Individuals under quarantine, such as the one caused by SARS-CoV-2, experience severe distress. The present research aimed to test a model of relations to ascertain the determinants of distress. Worry, perceived utility of the lockdown, and health-related information seeking were mediators in the relationships between COVID-19 exposure, risk aversion, and intolerance for ambiguity, on one side, and distress on the other. Method. The study was conducted in Italy during the mandatory lockdown for the… Show more

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