ArticlePersonality and individual differences2021
Positivity explains how COVID-19 perceived risk increases death distress and reduces happiness.
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Death Anxiety Associated With Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Omega · 2024Pooled it
- Risk Perception towards COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Hope for happiness in an emerging country during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between death distress and fertility intentions in married women after the earthquake.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Psychological impact of the February 6, 2023, Türkiye earthquake: the roles of social support, hope, resilience, and death obsession.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Modeling the relationship between residents' happiness and human settlement quality: An IGSA-MLPNN-GARSON approach.PloS one · 2026Article
- Exploring vaccine acceptance using Protection Motivation Theory: A study of college students' behavioral intentions in the context of COVID-19.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
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- Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and its related determinants in Nigeria: An online survey.World journal of virology · 2024Article
- Death Obsession, COVID-19-Related Fear and Religiosity in People Living with Type 2 Diabetes.Omega · 2024Article
- A secondary analysis examining the performance of the State Optimism Measure (SOM) compared to the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) in measuring optimism over time.Psychology & health · 2024Article
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- Assessment of self-satisfaction, happiness, and quality of life (QoL) among adults: An online survey.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Does exercise adherence during the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to improved subjective well-being? A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Mental wellbeing of higher education students in challenging times.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has produced an unprecedented impact on all aspects of life, including mental outcomes like death distress. This study examined the mediating effect of positivity on the association between COVID-19 related perceived risk, death distress, and happiness. Participants were 3109 Turkish adults (Mean
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