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COVID-19 pandemic-related representations, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being in the general population during lockdown

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CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
卷 42, 期 6, 页码 4523-4530

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DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01750-3

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COVID-19; Pandemic; Illness representations; Self-efficacy; Psychological distress

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This study examined the association between representations of the COVID-19 pandemic, self-efficacy to cope with anti-pandemic measures, and psychological distress in the Greek general population. The findings revealed that perception of personal control, negative emotions towards the pandemic, and self-efficacy to cope with current measures were related to psychological distress. Additionally, there was a significant interaction between representation clusters and self-efficacy to cope with potential future difficulties. This suggests the importance of these factors in understanding and addressing psychological distress during a pandemic.
The aim of this study was to examine the association among representations of the COVID-19 pandemic, self-efficacy to cope with the anti-pandemic measures (e.g., general lockdown), and psychological distress in the Greek general population. The study was conducted online, during the general lockdown in the country, and 358 individuals (239 females) participated (mean age = 36.89; SD = 12.15). A perception of personal control over the condition, negative emotions towards the pandemic, and self-efficacy to cope with the current anti-pandemic measures were related to psychological distress. Also, a significant interaction between representation clusters and self-efficacy to cope with potential future difficulties (i.e., after the anti-pandemic measures are ended), was found. Specifically, the association between this type of self-efficacy and psychological distress was significant only for the 'low-impact' representations cluster (i.e., a perception of the pandemic as less burdensome and more controllable). The findings indicate that the factors which, according to previous research and theory, are significantly related to psychological distress during a health threat, are important also in times of a pandemic. They also suggest a potential adaptation-promoting synergy between pandemic-related self-efficacy and a more positive representation of COVID-19, as far as psychological distress is conerned. Thus, these factors may serve as the basis for the development of pandemic-related health behavior promotion programs.

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