We are not Islands: The role of social support in the relationship between perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological distress

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dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Tyrone B.
dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhanunni, Anita
dc.contributor.authorIsaacs, Serena A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-12T08:18:13Z
dc.date.available2023-04-12T08:18:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic precipitated an overall increase in the global prevalence of mental health disorders and psychological distress. However, against this backdrop, there was also evidence of adaptation and coping, which suggested the influence of protective factors. The current study aims to extend previous research on the role of protective factors by investigating the health-sustaining and mediating roles of resilience in the relationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, loneliness, and anxiety. Participants consisted of a convenience sample of schoolteachers (N = 355) who completed the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Questionnaire, the short form of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, the University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, and the trait scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Scale, through an online link created with Google Forms. The results of path analysis indicated significant negative associations between resilience and both loneliness and anxiety. These results indicate the health-sustaining role of resilience. In addition, resilience mediated the relationships between germ aversion and perceived infectability, on the one hand, and loneliness and anxiety, on the other hand. The findings confirm that resilience can play a substantial role in counteracting the negative impact of the pandemic on mental health.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPadmanabhanunni, A.; Pretorius, T.B.; Isaacs, S.A. We Are Not Islands: The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Perceived Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3179. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20043179en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20043179
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8753
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectanxietyen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjecthopelessnessen_US
dc.subjectmediationen_US
dc.subjectmoderationen_US
dc.subjectperceived stressen_US
dc.subjectsocial supporten_US
dc.subjectuniversity studentsen_US
dc.titleWe are not Islands: The role of social support in the relationship between perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological distressen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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