The Sense of Coherence and Subjective Well-Being as Resources of Resilience in the Time of Stressful Situations: Covid-19 Outbreak and Earthquakes

Matić, Ivica; Takšić, Iva; Božičević, Marija

doi:10.24869/psyd.2021.639

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“…According to other studies carried out in Croatia, earthquake represented additional load to individuals already affected by pandemics, in an online survey in participants from various social network channels, those exposed to earthquake had slightly, but significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression [ 24 ]. Another study, conducted on members of the Facebook group dedicated to pandemics in Croatia, reported that the subjects who also experienced the earthquakes showed a higher degree of anxiety and stress, although no depression, than other respondents [ 25 ]. Likewise, among patients with atopic dermatitis, those exposed to both disasters, had greater levels of perceived stress compared to participants who experienced only pandemics [ 23 ].…”

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“…Several studies in Croatia addressed the impact of both disasters, by comparing their effects between exposed and non-exposed groups. While three studies reported increased psychological damage in non-clinical populations exposed to both disasters compared to people who experienced only pandemic [ 23 – 25 ], and one did not [ 26 ], there is no data on the impact of those two disasters on psychiatric patients.…”

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Depression and stress levels in patients with different psychiatric disorders during concurrent early-phase COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake in Croatia

Šagud,

Janović,

Ćusa

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background While Croatia shared COVID-19 pandemic with other countries, its capital area was also hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake. The simultaneous impact of these two disasters on psychiatric patients is largely unknown, and we addressed those knowledge gaps. Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted during the pandemic’s first peak, in the aftermath of earthquake, by telephonic survey. Measurements included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Perceived Stress Scale and the semi-structured interview to evaluate the impact of pandemic stress and earthquake. Overall 396 patients with depression and/or anxiety disorders (DAD), 229 participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) and 205 healthy controls were enrolled. Results Both patient groups had higher depression and stress levels than controls, independent of sex, age and the presence of somatic comorbidity. After controlling for the same covariates, patient groups had higher COVID-19- and earthquake-related fears than controls. In patients with DAD, both fears were greater than among SSD patients. When comparing the two fears, the fear from earthquake was higher in DAD and control groups, whereas in SSD patients there was no such difference. Conclusions Patients with DAD were the most vulnerable group during disasters, while earthquake seems to be associated with more fear than the pandemics, at least in DAD patients and healthy individuals. Future longitudinal studies should determine if early psychological support might alleviate stress levels after disasters and prevent further worsening of mental health, particularly among DAD patients.

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Depression and stress levels in patients with different psychiatric disorders during concurrent early-phase COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake in Croatia

Šagud,

Janović,

Ćusa

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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“…All of this caused additional stress for Croatian citizens. Matić et al [ 34 ] compared the level of subjective well-being among the group of people who experienced the COVID-19 outbreak and the earthquakes and a group without the earthquake experience. The result showed that people who experienced the earthquakes showed significantly decreased subjective well-being in two domains, namely standard of living and personal safety.…”

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The Psychological Well-Being and Civic Engagement of Polish, Croatian and Lithuanian Academic Students during COVID-19 Outbreak

Marciniak

Jaskulska

Gašparović

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The aim of this research was to recognize the relationship between well-being and civic engagement under the difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic amongst students from Poland, Lithuania and Croatia. Overall, 1362 academic students (Poland, n = 596, Croatia, n = 386, and Lithuania, n = 379) participated in the study. Mean rank differences in civic engagement level (overall CE) were analysed by levels of psychological well-being (overall PWB and its subscales) using the Kruskal–Wallis test (one-way ANOVA on ranks). We conducted post hoc analysis with Bonferroni tests to measure the significance of differences in CE between the detailed levels of PWB. To avoid biases due to interaction effects between dependent variables, the analysis of mean ranks was followed by a binomial logistic regression analysis model and subgroups analysis (by gender and by country). Results obtained showed that students with higher levels of psychological well-being have higher levels of civic engagement. The differences in the CE level are most pronounced in relation to the dimension of a PWB, such as “positive relations with others”, followed by “personal growth”, “autonomy”, and “self-acceptance”. In a crisis, such as a pandemic, it is worth encouraging students to take targeted actions, as well as to create actions referring to personal development and relationships. There were no differences in the direction and shape of the associations between psychological well-being and civic engagement with respect to the country and the gender of the participants, which leads us to draw conclusions pointing to the globalised nature of student experience during the pandemic in this part of Europe.

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“…Finally, there is evidence that countries with histories of stress and trauma showed better mental health outcomes during the pandemic [19]. It can therefore be assumed that the pandemic was perceived less adversely than previous crises in Croatia (e.g., the Homeland War, 1991-1995, and major earthquakes in 2020 [84][85][86]), which might have facilitated psychological adjustment to the pandemic situation.…”

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Trajectories of Adjustment Disorder and Well-Being in Austria and Croatia during 20 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zrnić Novaković,

Streicher,

Ajduković

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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The present study aimed to investigate the trajectories of adjustment disorder (AD) symptoms and well-being over 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria and Croatia. Further objectives of this study were to examine whether sociodemographic characteristics and the symptoms of anxiety and depression could predict these trajectories. As part of the pan-European ESTSS ADJUST study, N = 1144 individuals were recruited using convenience sampling and assessed four times between June 2020 and January 2022 through an online survey. Latent growth curve modelling was applied to estimate the trajectories of AD symptoms and well-being. Over time, the prevalence of probable AD varied between 9.8% and 15.1%. The symptoms of AD tended to increase, whereas well-being tended to decrease. According to the majority of the models tested, women, participants from Austria and those with lower income had higher initial AD symptoms, whereas older participants and those from Croatia had higher initial well-being. In all models and at all timepoints, anxiety and depression significantly predicted AD and well-being scores. Overall, our study points to several predictors of AD and well-being and indicates high variability in people’s reactions to the pandemic. Psychosocial support for the general population is needed during pandemics and similar crises, with a special focus on vulnerable groups.

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The Sense of Coherence and Subjective Well-Being as Resources of Resilience in the Time of Stressful Situations: Covid-19 Outbreak and Earthquakes

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Depression and stress levels in patients with different psychiatric disorders during concurrent early-phase COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake in Croatia

Depression and stress levels in patients with different psychiatric disorders during concurrent early-phase COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake in Croatia

The Psychological Well-Being and Civic Engagement of Polish, Croatian and Lithuanian Academic Students during COVID-19 Outbreak

Trajectories of Adjustment Disorder and Well-Being in Austria and Croatia during 20 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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