ǂthe ǂmediating role of basic psychological needs
Andreja Avsec (Author), Gaja Zager Kocjan (Author), Tina Kavčič (Author)

Abstract

This study examined the effect of COVID-19 lockdown and infection concerns on positive and negative aspects of psychological functioning during the first weeks of the new coronavirus pandemic, and the mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration. Slovene adults (N = 425; 79% female) filled in questionnaires measuring COVID-19-related stressors, satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs, well-being, and ill-being. Results of the path analysis with Bootstrap estimation procedure revealed that the perceived severity of the COVID-19 lockdown circumstances predicted diminished psychological functioning of participants both directly and via decreased needs satisfaction and increased needs frustration. Conversely, the infection concerns had a much weaker and direct only effect on the increased ill-being, but no effect on well-being. These findings indicate that lockdown circumstances, but not the possibility of COVID-19 infection, predominantly shape individuals' ability to satisfy their basic needs and subsequently their psychological functioning during the pandemic. The study suggests that public health responses sould address not only risk of infection but also people's psychological needs.

Keywords

pandemije;epidemije;koronavirus;COVID-19;psihologija;stres;spoprijemanje;psihološke potrebe;Lestvica zaznanega stresa PSS;Vprašalnik duševnega zdravja - kratka oblika MHC-SF;pandemics;epidemics;coronavirus;psychology;stress;coping behavior;psychological needs;The basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration scale BPNSFS;The perceived stress scale PSS;Mental health continuum - short form MHC-SF;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL ZF - University College of Health Studies
UDC: 159.9:616-036.22
COBISS: 69964547 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1467-9450
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: pandemije;epidemije;koronavirus;COVID-19;psihologija;stres;spoprijemanje;psihološke potrebe;lestvica zaznanega stresa PSS;vprašalnik duševnega zdravja - kratka oblika MHC-SF;
Embargo end date (OpenAIRE): 2022-06-21
Source comment: Zaradi vsebine, ki obravnava COVID-19, je članek dostopen na založnikovi spletni strani: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sjop.12758
Pages: str. 717–724
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ62
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ5
Chronology: 2021
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12758
ID: 13130066