Patterns of Psychological Responses among the Public during the Early Phase of COVID-19 : A Cross-Regional Analysis
- Chong, Yuen Yu
- Chien, Wai Tong
- Cheng, Ho Yu
- Lamnisos, Demetris
- Ļubenko, Jeļena
- Presti, Giovambattista
- Squatrito, Valeria
- Constantinou, Marios
- Nicolaou, Christiana
- Papacostas, Savvas
- Aydin, Gökçen
- Ruiz, Francisco J.
- Garcia-Martin, Maria B.
- Obando-Posada, Diana P.
- Segura-Vargas, Miguel A.
- Vasiliou, Vasilis S.
- McHugh, Louise
- Höfer, Stefan
- Baban, Adriana
- Dias Neto, David
- Nunes da Silva, Ana
- Monestès, Jean-Louis
- Alvarez-Galvez, Javier
- Paez Blarrina, Marisa
- Montesinos, Francisco
- Valdivia Salas, Sonsoles
- Őri, Dorottya
- Kleszcz, Bartosz
- Lappalainen, Raimo
- Ivanović, Iva
- Gosar, David
- Dionne, Frederick
- Merwin, Rhonda M.
- Gloster, Andrew T.
- Karekla, Maria
- Kassianos, Angelos P.
DOIAbstract
This study aimed to compare the mediation of psychological flexibility, prosociality and coping in the impacts of illness perceptions toward COVID-19 on mental health among seven regions. Convenience sampled online survey was conducted between April and June 2020 from 9130 citizens in 21 countries. Illness perceptions toward COVID-19, psychological flexibility, prosociality, coping and mental health, socio-demographics, lockdown-related variables and COVID-19 status were assessed. Results showed that psychological flexibility was the only significant mediator in the relationship between illness perceptions toward COVID-19 and mental health across all regions (all ps = 0.001–0.021). Seeking social support was the significant mediator across ...
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