Deriving meaning from chaos: the mediating role of the sense of coherence in the serial relationships among fear of Covid-19, indices of psychological distress, and life satisfaction

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dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Tyrone B.
dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhanunni, Anita
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T09:20:38Z
dc.date.available2023-03-07T09:20:38Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe current study focused on the role of the sense of coherence (SOC) in the serial relationships among the fear of COVID-19, indices of psychological distress, and life satisfaction. It examined the hypothesis that an SOC would mitigate the impact of the fear of COVID-19 on psychological distress, which in turn would positively impact life satisfaction. Participants were school teachers (N = 355) who completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the short form of the Sense of Coherence Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. A path analysis confirmed the mediating role of the dimensions of the SOC in the relationships among the fear of COVID-19, indices of psychological distress, and life satisfaction. Specifically, comprehensibility, meaningfulness, and manageability were found to mediate the associations between the fear of COVID-19 and anxiety, and the fear of COVID-19 and hopelessness, which in turn were associated with higher levels of life satisfaction. The findings confirmed that an SOC is an important source of resilience. Interventions that facilitate the re-appraisal of stressors as challenges and enhance the awareness of practical coping strategies can build an SOC and promote mental health.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPretorius, T. B., & Padmanabhanunni, A. (2022). Deriving meaning from chaos: the mediating role of the sense of coherence in the serial relationships among fear of Covid-19, indices of psychological distress, and life satisfaction. Healthcare , 10(11), 2276. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112276en_US
dc.identifier.issn2227-9032
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112276
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8545
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.titleDeriving meaning from chaos: the mediating role of the sense of coherence in the serial relationships among fear of Covid-19, indices of psychological distress, and life satisfactionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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