Covid-19 Lockdown Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Basic Need Satisfaction Across Different Age Groups

IF 1.8 3区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Journal of Adult Development Pub Date : 2023-12-27 DOI:10.1007/s10804-023-09469-0
Racine Jo Aleida van der Sloot, Christin-Melanie Vauclair
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Covid-19 and its lockdown measures have uniquely challenged people’s wellbeing and numerous studies have been carried out to understand the effects of such lockdown measures on mental health. Yet, to date most of these studies do not assess psychological pathways and conditional effects. By drawing on self-determination theory, the present study tested whether the relationship between lockdown loneliness and mental health is mediated via basic needs satisfaction (relatedness, autonomy, and competence) and whether these associations are exacerbated for younger age groups. A total of 339 Portuguese residents completed an anonymous web-based survey during the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2021. The results corroborate a significant link between perceived loneliness and anxiety as well as depression. Parallel mediation analyses showed that competence consistently mediated the lockdown loneliness-mental health link. Moderated mediated analyses also confirmed that the psychosocial pathway applied most strongly to younger age groups. These findings highlight the role of social factors for competence need satisfaction and mental health among younger people during the Covid-19 lockdown in Portugal. The results also point to potential avenues for future prevention measures to mitigate the harmful effects that social exclusion can bring about.

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Covid-19 封闭式孤独与心理健康:不同年龄组基本需求满足度的中介作用
Covid-19 及其封锁措施对人们的福祉提出了独特的挑战,为了解此类封锁措施对心理健康的影响,已经开展了大量研究。然而,迄今为止,这些研究大多没有评估心理途径和条件效应。通过借鉴自我决定理论,本研究测试了封锁孤独感与心理健康之间的关系是否通过基本需求满足(相关性、自主性和能力)来中介,以及这些关联是否会在年轻群体中加剧。在 2021 年 3 月 Covid-19 封锁期间,共有 339 名葡萄牙居民完成了匿名网络调查。结果证实,感知到的孤独感与焦虑和抑郁之间存在重要联系。平行中介分析表明,能力一直在中介封锁孤独感与心理健康之间的联系。调节性中介分析还证实,社会心理途径对年轻群体的影响最大。这些发现强调了社会因素在葡萄牙 Covid-19 封锁期间对年轻人的能力需求满足和心理健康所起的作用。这些结果还为未来的预防措施指出了潜在的途径,以减轻社会排斥可能带来的有害影响。
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Journal of Adult Development
Journal of Adult Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Adult Development is an interdisciplinary journal covering development in early adulthood, midlife, and later adulthood. The Journal supports innovative theoretical and empirical articles that help direct the future of our field. Critical issues include the importance of life-long education, work and family changes, and physical and mental health influencing adult development. In addition, the impact of personality, emotions, cognition, and biomarkers are areas of interest. The Journal of Adult Development emphasizes the importance of interindividual differences and contextual issues influencing adult development. Interventions that promote optimal development throughout the adult life span are also welcome.
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