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ArticlePersonality and individual differences2021

The relationship of perceived social support to feelings of hopelessness under COVID-19 pandemic: The effects of epidemic risk and meaning in life.

Bin Zuo, Ke Yang, Yi Yao, Shi Han, Siyuan Nie, Fangfang Wen

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Article in Personality and individual differences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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Bin ZuoSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Ke YangSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Yi YaoSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Shi HanSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Siyuan NieSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Fangfang WenSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Central China Normal University · CN

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Abstract

Lockdown orders were issued on January 23, 2020 in Wuhan, China, for the purpose of preventing and controlling COVID-19, which led to severe psychological problems for residents. The present study aimed to investigate the recovery model of hopelessness through interpersonal pathways during the COVID-19 epidemic. An online survey was conducted in 34 provinces (those in autonomous regions and municipalities) of China. This survey investigated residents' hopelessness and the impact of three factors on it, including their perceived social support, meaning in life, and epidemic risk levels. Results showed that both perceived social support and meaning in life negatively predicted hopelessness, while meaning in life played a partial mediating role between perceived social support and hopelessness. Further, epidemic risk level played a moderating role between perceived social support and meaning in life, indicating a "marginal zone effect." Specifically, when comparing other province, perceived social support showed a stronger positive relationship with meaning in life among residents living in other regions of Hubei province. In sum, this study extends the recovery model of hopelessness through interpersonal pathways, and has important implications for public health emergency management.

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COVID-19Epidemic risk levelHopelessnessMarginal zone effectMeaning in lifePerceived social support

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