The role of emotion regulation and intolerance to uncertainty on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and distress.

Autor: Gullo S; Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, edificio 15-90128, Palermo, Italy., Gelo OCG; Present Address: Faculty of Psychotherapy Science, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Freudplatz 1-1020, Vienna, Austria.; Department of History, Society and Human Studies Studium 2000, University of Salento, Edificio 5, Via di Valesio, 24-73100, Lecce, Italy., Bassi G; Department of Developmental and Socialization Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8-35132, Padova, Italy.; Digital Health Lab, Centre for Digital Health and Wellbeing, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18-38123, Trento, Italy., Lo Coco G; Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, edificio 15-90128, Palermo, Italy., Lagetto G; Department of History, Society and Human Studies Studium 2000, University of Salento, Edificio 5, Via di Valesio, 24-73100, Lecce, Italy., Esposito G; Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Via Porta di Massa-80133, Naples, Italy., Pazzagli C; Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, P.zza Ermini 1-06123, Perugia, Italy., Salcuni S; Department of Developmental and Socialization Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8-35132, Padova, Italy., Freda MF; Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Via Porta di Massa-80133, Naples, Italy., Mazzeschi C; Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, P.zza Ermini 1-06123, Perugia, Italy., Giordano C; Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, edificio 15-90128, Palermo, Italy., Di Blasi M; Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, edificio 15-90128, Palermo, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) [Curr Psychol] 2022 Apr 25, pp. 1-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 25.
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03071-5
Abstrakt: The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing negative consequences on mental health around the globe. To date, research on what psychological factors could influence individuals' distress is still scarce. The current study aims to test a multiple mediation model to examine the role of Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) and emotional regulation (i.e., expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal) as joint factors, which can increase understanding of psychological distress due to the COVID-19 outbreak. An online survey measuring fear of COVID-19, IU, emotional regulation, and psychological distress was administered to 3863 Italian adults (females 73.3%; M age  = 36.44; SD  = 14.74) during lockdown. Results showed that IU partially mediated the effect of fear of COVID-19 on depression, anxiety and stress. Moreover, individuals with difficulties in managing the uncertainties due to their fear of COVID-19 may be at risk for heightened use of expressive suppression and depression. However, individuals with both higher IU and expressive suppression showed lower level of stress. High cognitive reappraisal has a mediational effect on the relationship between fear of COVID-19, IU, and lower psychological distress. Findings suggest that IU and emotional regulation should be targeted for informing the development of tailored treatments to reduce the negative consequences of the outbreak.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-022-03071-5.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestOn behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.
(© The Author(s) 2022.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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