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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Impact of Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Study on Dispositional and Behavioral Dimensions for Supporting Evidence-Based Targeted Strategies.

Giuseppe Alessio Platania, Simone Varrasi, Claudia Savia Guerrera, Francesco Maria Boccaccio, Vittoria Torre, Venera Francesca Vezzosi, Concetta Pirrone, Sabrina Castellano

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Giuseppe Alessio PlataniaDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Simone VarrasiDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1273-8419
Claudia Savia GuerreraDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3744-8306
Francesco Maria BoccaccioDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9637-3156
Vittoria TorreDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Venera Francesca VezzosiUnità Operativa Complessa di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Presidio Ospedaliero di Acireale, ASP 3 Catania, 95024 Acireale, Italy.
Concetta PirroneDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1519-7988
Sabrina CastellanoDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-5470-142X

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused critical mental health issues and lifestyle disruptions. The aim of this study was to explore, during the lockdown of second-wave contagions in Italy, how stress was affected by dispositional (personality factors and intolerance to uncertainty) and behavioral (coping strategies) dimensions, how these variables differed among sex, age, educational, professional, and health groups, and how the various changes in work and daily routine intervened in the psychological impact of the emergency. Our results highlight that women, the youngs, students/trainees, those with chronic diseases, those who stopped their jobs due to restrictions, and those who left home less than twice a week were more stressed, while health professionals showed lower levels of the same construct. Those with higher levels of stress used more coping strategies based on avoidance, which positively correlated with age, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and intolerance to uncertainty, and negatively with openness. Stress levels also positively correlated with agreeableness, conscientiousness, intolerance to uncertainty, and seeking of social support, and negatively with openness, a positive attitude, and a transcendent orientation. Finally, stress was predicted mainly by behavioral dimensions. Our results are discussed and framed within the literature, as important insights for targeted intervention strategies to promote health even in emergencies.

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COVID-19Adaptation, PsychologicalCommunicable Disease ControlFemaleHealth PromotionHumansPandemicsPersonalitycoping strategiesCOVID-19interventionsintolerance to uncertaintypersonality factorsstress

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PMID38541329
PMCPMC10970575

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