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Optimism, mindfulness, and resilience as potential protective factors for the mental health consequences of fear of the coronavirus

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Vos, Lisa M.W., Habibović, Mirela, Nyklíček, Ivan, Smeets, Tom, Mertens, Gaëtan·2021·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113927PMC PMC9755114

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The COVID-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on mental health. Prior reports have shown that depression, anxiety, and stress have increased throughout the pandemic. Nonetheless, not everyone is affected by these negative consequences and some people may be relatively unaffected. In this online study in a predominantly Dutch and Belgian sample (N = 546), we investigated whether positive personality traits such as optimism, mindfulness, and resilience may protect against the negative mental health consequences (i.e., fear of the coronavirus, depression, stress, and anxiety) of the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that fear of COVID-19 was related to higher depression, stress, and anxiety. However, for participants scoring high on mindfulness, optimism, and resilience, this relationship was weakened. In addition to these findings, we present the results of network analyses to explore the network structure between these constructs. These results help to identify possible ways through which psychological well-being can be promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Authors
Vos, L. M. W., Habibović, M., Nyklíček, I., Smeets, T., & Mertens, G.
Affiliations
Tilburg University (NL)
Corresponding author
Mertens, Gaëtan
ORCID
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-06
Volume
300
Pages
113927
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113927
PMC
PMC9755114
OpenAlex
W3141266007
Cited by
152
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 18
FWCI
21.14
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Keywords
optimism, mindfulness, resilience, COVID-19 pandemic, fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety, stress, protective factors, mental health, personality traits, psychological well-being, network analysis
MeSH terms
Optimism, COVID-19, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety, Depression, Fear, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Pandemics, Mindfulness, Protective Factors

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