COVID-19 distress and worries: The role of attitudes, social support, and positive coping during social isolation Moore, Kathleen A. and Lucas, James J. 2020, COVID-19 distress and worries: The role of attitudes, social support, and positive coping during social isolation, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1111/papt.12308. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title COVID-19 distress and worries: The role of attitudes, social support, and positive coping during social isolation Author(s) Moore, Kathleen A. Lucas, James J. orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-0403 Journal name Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice Start page 1 End page 6 Total pages 6 Publisher Wiley Place of publication Hoboken, NJ Publication date 2020-09-26 ISSN 1476-0835 2044-8341 Keyword(s) attitude coping COVID-19 psychological distress social support worries Social Sciences Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Psychology, Clinical Psychiatry Psychology Summary As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates, one public health response has been for governments to impose quarantine ‘lockdowns’ which require people to socially isolate. In this study, we explored the level of psychological distress that people experienced in social isolation and the factors which might ameliorate or exacerbate it. Two hundred and thirteen participants (69% female) with a mean age of 37.82 years participated in an online study. They completed a series of questions designed as part of a larger cross-national study. A positive attitude towards social isolation introduced by government as a strategy to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 was predictive of positive coping strategies, and both attitude and coping predicted reduced psychological distress. Participants’ worries about contagion of COVID-19, their financial status, and the economic and political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic predicted increases in their psychological distress. Social support from family and work colleagues was not significant in reducing worries or psychological distress but it did positively predict engagement in coping. The findings and recommendations are discussed. Practitioner points: Fostering a positive attitude towards social isolation in clients: reduces psychological distress, fosters engagement in positive coping behaviours. Enhancing clients’ level of social support received will serve to increase positive coping and indirectly reduce psychological distress during social isolation. Strategies to reduce clients’ COVID-19 worries are important as worry contributes to their overall level of psychological distress. Notes In Press Language eng DOI 10.1111/papt.12308 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1701 Psychology 1702 Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2020, The British Psychological Society Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30143353 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 01 Oct 2020, 08:02:52 EST Fri, 02 Oct 2020, 05:00:37 EST Fri, 02 Oct 2020, 07:55:01 EST Sat, 03 Oct 2020, 02:45:19 EST Sat, 17 Oct 2020, 01:32:45 EST Tue, 20 Oct 2020, 15:03:56 EST Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 05:10:23 EST Tue, 09 Feb 2021, 14:23:28 EST Tue, 09 Feb 2021, 14:25:12 EST Tue, 09 Feb 2021, 14:26:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 17 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 20 Oct 2020, 15:03:56 EST

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