期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 18, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147422
关键词
COVID-19; mental health; PTSD; pattern; intrusion; hyperarousal; avoidance
资金
- Generalitat Valenciana
- Fondo Social Europeo [ACIF/2017/201, BEFPI/2021/085]
This study investigated the relationships between intrusive thoughts and fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as between intrusive thoughts and mental health, testing the mediating role of hyperarousal and avoidance. The results showed that hyperarousal, compared with avoidance, mediated the relationship between intrusion and the analyzed outcomes within the PTSD framework. These findings provide empirical evidence for the impact of hyperarousal on individual consequences such as fear of COVID-19 and mental health.
The COVID-19 global pandemic still represents a major threat with detrimental health consequences. Analyzing the psychological outcomes, COVID-19 could be interpreted as a collective traumatic event that can generate symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Considering this, the purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the relationship between intrusive thoughts and fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic and between intrusive thoughts and mental health; second, to test the mediating role of hyperarousal and avoidance in these two relationships. In order to reach these aims, the present study investigated these relationships and tested a mediation model in two cross-sectional studies in Italy. Altogether, 627 individuals and 495 workers completed an online survey for study 1 and study 2, respectively. Mediation analyses were performed via the SPSS macro PROCESS; the significance of total, direct, and indirect effect was tested via bootstrapping. The results showed that within the PTSD framework, hyperarousal compared with avoidance mediated the relationship between intrusion and the analyzed outcomes. In conclusion, the present study provided empirical evidence for the influence of hyperarousal on individual consequences such as fear of COVID-19 and mental health. Research, as well as theoretical and practical implications, are discussed.
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