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Understanding differential stress and mental health reactions to COVID-19 related events
| dc.contributor.author | Sebastião, Rita | |
| dc.contributor.author | Neto, David Dias | |
| dc.contributor.author | Costa, Vasco | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-18T14:48:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-05-18T14:48:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The effects of the pandemic on mental health can be studied through different variables, such as the number of COVID-19 stressors, the stressor types, and the stress responses. Understanding the sources of mental strain is crucial for developing effective interventions. The present study analyzed the relationship between these COVID-19-related variables and positive and negative mental health. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 666 individuals from the Portuguese general population, mostly females (65.5%) between 16–93 years old. They completed self-report measures regarding the number of COVID-19 stressors, the stressor types, the stress responses (IES-R), and positive (MHC-SF) and negative mental health (BSI-18). The results demonstrated that a higher number of COVID-19-experienced stressors and more stress responses were related to worse mental health. Regarding stressor types, experiences not related to the COVID-19 infection (e.g., tension at home) presented the largest effects on mental health. The strongest predictor was the stress responses for negative (β = 0.50) and positive mental health (β = −0.17). The predictors explained more about negative mental health than positive. These findings support the idea that individual appraisals play a crucial role in mental health. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sebastião, R., Neto, D. D., & Costa, V. (2023). Understanding Differential Stress and Mental Health Reactions to COVID-19-Related Events. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(10), 5819. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105819 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph20105819 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 16617827 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9166 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | 2021.09423.BD | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | COVID-19-related events | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Negative mental health | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Positive mental health | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Stress responses | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Understanding differential stress and mental health reactions to COVID-19 related events | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Switzerland | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 10 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 5819 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 20 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Sebastião e Sebastião | |
| person.familyName | Dias Neto | |
| person.familyName | da Silva Costa | |
| person.givenName | Rita Maria | |
| person.givenName | David Manuel | |
| person.givenName | Vasco Alexandre | |
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| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-7653-1244 | |
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| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-4010-5515 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 25931317400 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 36459710200 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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