The role of empathy in the mechanism linking parental psychological control to emotional reactivities to COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study among Chinese emerging adults

Ma, Xiaole; Wang, Xingchao

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110399

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“…These results are consistent with available international literature 12,14 and those from the same geographical region as our study 43 . Similarly, as demonstrated by previous research 27,44 , the high objective risk group also consisted of people with more empathic concern compared to the other groups. Finally, even though the risk situation was significantly associated with the acceptance of the lockdown (i.e.…”

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Empathy predicts self-isolation behaviour acceptance during coronavirus risk exposure

Petrocchi¹,

Bernardi²,

Malacrida³

et al. 2021

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Health risk exposure during the global COVID-19 pandemic has required people to adopt self-isolation. Public authorities have therefore had the difficult task of sustaining such protective but stressful behaviour. Evidence shows that besides egoistic drives, the motivation for self-isolation behaviour could be altruistic. However, the type and role of prosocial motivation in the current pandemic is underestimated and its interaction with risk exposure and psychological distress is largely unknown. Here we show that empathic concern for the most vulnerable predicts acceptance of lockdown measures. In two retrospective studies, one with a general population and one with COVID-19 positive patients, we found that 1) along with health risk exposure, empathic concern is a predictor of acceptance of lockdown measures 2) social covariates and psychological distress have no significant impact. Our results support the need to focus on altruistic behaviours while informing the public instead of on fear-inducing messages.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Empathy predicts self-isolation behaviour acceptance during coronavirus risk exposure

Petrocchi¹,

Bernardi²,

Malacrida³

et al. 2021

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“…Interestingly and unexpectedly, positive emotions of relaxation and happiness were experienced more frequently and more intensely as compared to the negatively balanced emotions (Moroń & Biolik-Moroń, 2021 ). Similar findings have been reported by Ma and Wang ( 2021 ) who asked participants to rate how much they experience a range of positive versus negative emotions in response to COVID-19. Results revealed that participants experienced positive emotions more frequently than negative ones.…”

Section: Emotions During Covid-19supporting

confidence: 84%

“…More importantly, Moroń and Biolik-Moroń ( 2021 ) found that relaxation and happiness were experienced more frequently and more intensely compared to those negative affective states; that is, increases in positive emotions were particularly pronounced when compared to negative emotions. Ma and Wang ( 2021 ) also found that participants experienced positive emotions more intensely than negative ones. Therefore, the present findings, along with those reported previously (Ma & Wang, 2021 ; Moroń & Biolik-Moroń, 2021 ), suggest that the lockdown-related COVID-19 appear to have changed affective states greatly and in a complicated way with increases in both negative (e.g., fear, anxiety, and distress) and positive (e.g., interest, vigilance, relaxation, and happiness) emotions.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Ma and Wang ( 2021 ) also found that participants experienced positive emotions more intensely than negative ones. Therefore, the present findings, along with those reported previously (Ma & Wang, 2021 ; Moroń & Biolik-Moroń, 2021 ), suggest that the lockdown-related COVID-19 appear to have changed affective states greatly and in a complicated way with increases in both negative (e.g., fear, anxiety, and distress) and positive (e.g., interest, vigilance, relaxation, and happiness) emotions.…”

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The COVID-19-Related Lockdown in Qatar: Associations Among Demographics, Social Distancing, Mood Changes, and Quality of Life

Megreya

Latzman

AlAhmadi

et al. 2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The worldwide spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the absence of medical treatment and vaccination, the delayed onset of symptoms, and the rapid human-to-human transmission have led the vast majority of countries to impose strict social distancing procedures. Whereas it appears that social distancing is an effective strategy for mitigating spread, it may also result in a variety of unintended negative consequences to individuals’ psychological well-being and mental health. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the present study examined associations among some demographic variables (gender, age, marital and working statuses, and having a family member or a friend infected with COVID-19), acceptance of social distancing, mood changes, and quality of life (QoL) in Qatar, a high-income Middle Eastern Arabic-speaking country. Older, married, and working participants were more accepting of social distancing than younger, unmarried, and non-working participants, respectively. Participants indicated that, during this time, they became more distressed, upset, scared, irritable, nervous, and afraid, and less inspired and determined. In a stark contrast, more individuals indicated that they became more interested, alert, and attentive, whereas higher percentages of participants reported feeling less guilty, hostile, and ashamed. Social distancing correlated positively with negative affect, whereas social avoidances correlated positively with positive affect and with physical, psychological, social, and environmental QoL. Finally, positive affect correlated positively, and negative affect correlated negatively, with these four domains of QoL. These results highlight the need for public health and clinical providers to consider peoples’ psychological well-being and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Other research conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak indicates, however, that empathy levels might fluctuate according to anxiety linked to the risk of death, and this could modulate prosocial willingness (22)(23)(24)(25). Perceived risk of infection have been found to be higher in individuals leaving in locations with higher H1N1 incidence and likely to influence the adherence to disease control measures (26).…”

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Influence of Empathy Disposition and Risk Perception on the Psychological Impact of Lockdown During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Outbreak

Grignoli

Petrocchi

Bernardi³

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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During the current COVID-19 pandemic, and especially in the absence of availability of an effective treatment or a vaccine, the main health measure is neither chemical nor biological, but behavioral. To reduce the exponential growth of infections due to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting overburdening of the healthcare system, many European Countries, parts of the US and Switzerland gradually implemented measures of quarantine and isolation defined as lockdown. This consideration leads to the need to understand how individuals are motivated to protect themselves and others. Recent research suggested that prosocial mental dispositions, such as empathy, might promote adherence to social norms of distancing. Other research conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak indicates, however, that empathy levels might fluctuate according to anxiety linked to the risk of death, and this negatively predicted prosocial willingness. The present protocol proposes a study on whether people's empathic dispositions, interacting with the levels of risk, influence the psychological impact of lockdown. The rationale is that emphatic dispositions, encouraging the acceptance of the lockdown, determine a better psychological adaptation and less distress. One retrospective study will be developed in Switzerland and, if the pandemic conditions force a new wave of lockdown on the population, one prospective study as well. A total of 120 participants will be involved, distinguished by their level of objective risk: (1) high objective risk (COVID-19 positive patients, hospitalized in isolation in post-acute phase); (2) moderate objective risk (COVID-19 positive patients, isolated at home); (3) minimum objective risk (non-positive adults, in lockdown). Measures of perceived risk of being contagious for third parties, empathic dispositions and acceptance of lockdown will be collected. The expected results provide important answers related to the immediate impact of empathic dispositions, effective risk and risk perception on the psychological impact of lockdown during a pandemic outbreak. Data gathered from this study could inform policy makers and public health managers about the best communication strategies that will take into account the various stages of health risk and, in particular, to modulate messages to the population aimed at inducing self-isolation behaviors.

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The role of empathy in the mechanism linking parental psychological control to emotional reactivities to COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study among Chinese emerging adults

Cited by 30 publications

References 61 publications

Empathy predicts self-isolation behaviour acceptance during coronavirus risk exposure

Empathy predicts self-isolation behaviour acceptance during coronavirus risk exposure

The COVID-19-Related Lockdown in Qatar: Associations Among Demographics, Social Distancing, Mood Changes, and Quality of Life

Influence of Empathy Disposition and Risk Perception on the Psychological Impact of Lockdown During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Outbreak

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