Italian University Students' Resilience during the COVID-19 Lockdown-A Structural Equation Model about the Relationship between Resilience, Emotion Regulation and Well-Being.

Autor: Renati R; Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.; Noah SRL, 27100 Pavia, Italy., Bonfiglio NS; Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.; Noah SRL, 27100 Pavia, Italy., Rollo D; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education [Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ] 2023 Jan 21; Vol. 13 (2), pp. 259-270. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 21.
DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe13020020
Abstrakt: Over the past two years, the consequences of the severe restrictions imposed by the rapid spread of COVID-19 among the global population have been a central focus of scientific research. The pandemic has been a singular and unexpected event that found people unprepared and vulnerable in responding to its emergence, resulting in substantial psychological distress. Scientific evidence has highlighted that adolescents and emerging adults have been among those populations at greatest risk of adverse psychological outcomes, even in the long term. In particular, more than one-third of young adults reported high levels of loneliness, and nearly half of 18- to 24-year-olds felt lonely during the pandemic, experiencing both psychological and emotional distress. The lockdown, the consequent suspension of face-to-face academic activities and the severe restriction of social life have disrupted the daily routines of students already involved in coping with developmental tasks related to identity formation and the relational experience. Under such conditions, emotions and emotional regulation skills are crucial in adapting behavior to reach academic goals and face mounting levels of distress. Therefore, several studies have investigated resilience mechanisms and coping strategies of emerging adults during the pandemic. The present study focuses on university students and explores the impact of resilience and emotional regulation on adverse psychological outcomes related to persistent distress conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were administered a self-report assessment battery through an online platform at the beginning (T0) and the end of the lockdown (T1). A structural equation model (SEM) was used to explore the relationship between resilience, emotional regulation difficulties and psychological distress (depression, anxiety and stress). The findings indicate that psychological resilience and emotion regulation are protective factors that buffer the extent of possible distress resulting from an adverse condition such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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