The association between insecurity and subjective well-being among youth during the COVID-19 outbreak: A moderated mediation model

Wen, Fangfang; Ye, Hanxue; Zuo, Bin; Han, Shi; Zhu, Jianli; Ke, Wenlin; He, Yang

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.091

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“…These aspects could be particularly important for emerging adult individuals who are experiencing this specific transitional period characterized by issues and oscillations in the sense of autonomy and belongingness toward the broad relational environment outside the family system. All these challenges could be affected by the perturbing period represented by the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing consequences, determining a complex interplay between developmental tasks and environmental conditions that may increase the risk for the onset of psychological symptoms (Germani et al, 2020 ; Marchini et al, 2021 ; Wen et al, 2022 ). Despite its interesting findings, our study also includes some important limitations, such as the limited sample size, the use of a single-item measure to control psychological well-being in the pre-COVID-19 period and the use of self-report instruments instead of more detailed measures to assess mentalizing abilities.…”

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“…This could be the case of emerging adults that despite being less likely to get a severe COVID-19 infection, are involved in a developmental period characterized by search of autonomy and identity formation, and during which interpersonal relationships play a crucial role (Arnett, 2015 ; Li et al, 2021 ). Following this, the unpredictable changes determined by the COVID-19 pandemic have deeply threatened emerging adults’ overall mental health by increasing their perceived insecurity (Wen et al, 2022 ). In light of these considerations and based on the theoretical framework defined by the mentalizing approach to psychopathology (Luyten et al, 2020 ), the present longitudinal study aims to investigate the relation between emotion dysregulation (ED), RF (both Certainty and Uncertainty about mental states), and psychological symptoms (i.e.…”

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Emerging adults facing the COVID-19 pandemic: emotion dysregulation, mentalizing, and psychological symptoms

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Settled in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the present short-term longitudinal study aims to investigate the relation between emotion dysregulation, mentalizing (both certainty and uncertainty about mental states), and psychological symptoms in a sample of 83 emerging adults (Mage = 22.18 years, SD = 4.36) over a continuous period started with COVID-19 spreads. Results display significant positive associations between psychological symptoms and both emotion dysregulation and uncertainty about mental states, while an inverse association with certainty about mental states was found. A moderation model was also performed, showing a significant negative association between emotion dysregulation and psychological symptoms at low levels of uncertainty about mental states. Conversely, a marginally significant positive association occurs at high levels of uncertainty about mental states. In other words, the presence of individual impairments in perceiving one’s own/others mind may increase the negative consequences of emotion dysregulation on reported psychological symptoms. To sum up, our findings highlight the importance of considering mentalizing as a possible key factor for the promotion of emerging adults’ mental health also in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Emerging adults facing the COVID-19 pandemic: emotion dysregulation, mentalizing, and psychological symptoms

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“…Subjective well-being is usually used to describe the happiness level that is experienced by people based on the subjective evaluation of their lives [ 6 ]. As a psychological indicator, the measurement of subjective well-being is not simple and there are many different academic opinions about the measurement scale of subjective well-being.…”

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“…Second, studying the differences between different groups taking part in leisure activities and their happiness; for instance, there have been studies on adolescents [ 16 ] and the elderly [ 17 ]. Third, analyzing the mechanism of interaction between leisure and subjective well-being from the perspectives of individual demand and leisure motivation [ 6 ]. Therefore, a good deal of work has been carried out on the subjects (the people engaging in leisure activities) and objects (the kinds of leisure activities in which they are engaging) of leisure activities, but little work has been conducted on the impacts of community leisure on subjective well-being.…”

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“…“Subjective well-being” (SWB) is an individual’s overall evaluation of their life quality according to self-defined standards and is used to describe the happiness level that that individual experiences [ 6 ]. High levels of SWB are associated with better health and longevity [ 7 ] and SWB has been shown to play a positive role in promoting the harmonious and stable development of society [ 8 ].…”

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Exploring the Impacts of Urban Community Leisure on Subjective Well-Being during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Case Study

Wang

Zhang

Sun

et al. 2022

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Participating in community leisure activities has become an important way for the public to pursue good health and a high quality of life. However, few studies have focused on the health and welfare effects of participating in urban leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this gap in the literature, this study drew on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory to examine the effects of community leisure on subjective well-being during the pandemic from the perspective of urban residents. A sample of 1041 urban residents in Beijing, China, was empirically analyzed by applying partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The PLS-SEM results revealed the net effects of the pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, leisure environment, and community identity on subjective well-being. The fsQCA provided causal methods for realizing subjective well-being and a necessary condition analysis supplemented the necessary antecedents. The results showed that (1) higher levels of pandemic influence and leisure environment increased leisure satisfaction; (2) pandemic influence, leisure environment, and leisure satisfaction had a positive effect on community identity; (3) pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, and community identity also combined with leisure environment and leisure time to positively influence subjective well-being; and (4) leisure satisfaction and community identity mediated the impacts of pandemic influence and leisure environment on subjective well-being. This paper contributes not only to empirical evidence but also to theory by constructing and enriching the research models of community leisure and subjective well-being. The practical implications for the public, community managers, and policymakers are also discussed.

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Adolescent mental well‐being in time of crises: The role of social and residential contexts

Bitar,

Minary,

Lalloué

et al. 2024

Journal of Adolescence

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BackgroundThe extent of the impact and the interconnections among factors within social and residential contexts during the COVID‐19 lockdowns on mental well‐being remain to be elucidated. We identified latent classes of each of social and residential context during the lockdown and examined their associations with mental well‐being among adolescents in France 1‐year after the first lockdown.MethodsWe used data collected in 2021 in a cross‐sectional school‐based pilot study for EXIST, from 387 participants ages 12–15 years. Participants reported retrospectively on characteristics of their social and residential contexts during the lockdown, and their current mental well‐being in self‐report questionnaires. We used latent class analysis to identify latent classes of social and residential contexts, and linear regression models to examine the associations between these contexts and mental well‐being.ResultsFour social context classes were identified: class 1 “Low opportunity for social contact at home,” class 2 “Moderate opportunity for social contact at home,” class 3 “High opportunity for social contact at home,” and class 4 “Very high opportunity for social contact at home.” Relative to class 4, lower levels of mental well‐being were observed among adolescents in class 1 (b = −4.08, 95% CI [−8.06; −0.10]) 1 year after the lockdown. We identified four residential context classes based on proximity to nature, type of residence (e.g., apartment, house), and level of neighborhood deprivation. No association was detected between residential context during the lockdown and adolescent mental well‐being one‐year later.ConclusionA limited social context may negatively impact adolescent mental well‐being during crises.

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The association between insecurity and subjective well-being among youth during the COVID-19 outbreak: A moderated mediation model

Cited by 19 publications

References 64 publications

Emerging adults facing the COVID-19 pandemic: emotion dysregulation, mentalizing, and psychological symptoms

Emerging adults facing the COVID-19 pandemic: emotion dysregulation, mentalizing, and psychological symptoms

Exploring the Impacts of Urban Community Leisure on Subjective Well-Being during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Case Study

Adolescent mental well‐being in time of crises: The role of social and residential contexts

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