Increased meaningful activity while social distancing dampens affectivity; mere busyness heightens it: Implications for well-being during COVID-19

Autor: Atousa Hormozaki, Morgan Luck, Daniel Cohen, Lauren L. Saling
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Viral Diseases
Physiology
Social Sciences
050109 social psychology
Social Distancing
0302 clinical medicine
Medical Conditions
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Homeostasis
Public and Occupational Health
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Multidisciplinary
Depression
Social distance
05 social sciences
Fear
Middle Aged
Infectious Diseases
Scale (social sciences)
Medicine
Female
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
Social psychology
Research Article
Adult
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Adolescent
Infectious Disease Control
Social Psychology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
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Science
Physical Distancing
03 medical and health sciences
Optimism
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Social Behavior
Behavior
SARS-CoV-2
Mood Disorders
COVID-19
Biology and Life Sciences
Covid 19
Well-being
Prevention control
Physiological Processes
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 12, p e0244631 (2020)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Social distancing measures have been implemented in many countries to limit the spread of COVID-19. Emerging literature reveals that fear of acquiring COVID-19 has detrimental psychological ramifications. However, it seems likely that social distancing will have a further negative impact on well-being. The focus of this study was therefore to investigate whether changes in behaviour as a result of social distancing would predict changes in well-being. Participants (n = 95) rated their level of well-being as it was both during social distancing and retrospectively one month before beginning social distancing. Participants also indicated how much time they spent engaged in various activities both during social distancing and one month before social distancing and nominated how important each of these activities was for them. These measures employed scales created specifically for the present study. In addition, participants completed the Big Five Inventory–2 Extra-Short Form and the nine-item version of the Personal Optimism and Self-Efficacy Optimism Scale. We found that affectivity–both positive and negative–decreased with increased engagement in meaningful activities and that affectivity increased with increased activity in general. While both sorts of activity appear to improve some aspects of well-being, it appears that meaningful activity regulates psychological homeostasis while busyness in general does not.
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