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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2023

Meaning in Life and Loneliness as Mediators between COVID-19 Anxiety and Life Satisfaction in the Post-Pandemic among the General Population in Turkey: A Serial Mediation Model.

Zafer Güney Çağış, Gülçin Güler Öztekin, Izaddin Ahmad Aziz, Francesco Chirico, Amelia Rizzo, Murat Yıldırım

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Zafer Güney ÇağışDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Mersin University, 33110 Mersin, Turkey.
Gülçin Güler ÖztekinDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Fırat Mahallesi Yeni Üniversite Caddesi No: 2 AE/1, 04100 Merkez/Ağrı, Turkey.
Izaddin Ahmad AzizSpecial Education Department, College of Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil 44002, Iraq.ORCID 0009-0004-3683-4522
Francesco ChiricoPost-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8737-4368
Amelia RizzoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6229-6463
Murat YıldırımDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Fırat Mahallesi Yeni Üniversite Caddesi No: 2 AE/1, 04100 Merkez/Ağrı, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1089-1380
Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University · TRSalahaddin University-Erbil · IQUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Messina · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global society, leading to negative well-being and mental health outcomes. However, little is known about how COVID-19-related anxiety affects life satisfaction through psychological factors. This study examined the mediating roles of meaning in life and loneliness in the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and life satisfaction in 333 Turkish general population (59.2% females; Mage = 33.9 ± 7.8). Participants completed measures of COVID-19 anxiety, life satisfaction, meaning in life, and loneliness. The results showed that COVID-19 anxiety predicted meaning in life, loneliness, and life satisfaction. Meaning in life predicted loneliness and life satisfaction, while loneliness predicted life satisfaction. Serial mediation analysis revealed that COVID-19 anxiety predicts life satisfaction through meaning in life and loneliness, even after controlling for age and gender. These findings contribute to our understanding of the underlying mechanisms between COVID-19 anxiety and life satisfaction, with implications for future research and practice.

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COVID-19 anxietyCOVID-19 pandemiclife satisfactionlonelinessmeaning in life

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PMCPMC10606174
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