Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change
Background: The capacity to adapt to change in complex, highly demanding situations, such as those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is essential in maintaining one’s mental health. This study analyzed the mental health of the Spanish population in settings with COVID-19 positive cases and the pro...
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| author | Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Iván Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima Barragán Martín, Ana Belén Martos Martínez, África Simón Márquez, María del Mar Gázquez Linares, José Jesús |
| author_facet | Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Iván Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima Barragán Martín, Ana Belén Martos Martínez, África Simón Márquez, María del Mar Gázquez Linares, José Jesús |
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| description | Background: The capacity to adapt to change in complex, highly demanding situations, such as those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is essential in maintaining one’s mental health. This study analyzed the mental health of the Spanish population in settings with COVID-19 positive cases and the protective role of adaptation to change. Methods: The sample consisted of 1160 adult Spaniards aged 18 to 82 with a mean age of 38.29 (SD = 13.71). Data were collected by a CAWI (Computer Aided Web Interviewing) survey which included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10), and an ad hoc questionnaire related to COVID-19 (perceived economic impact, COVID-19 positive diagnosis or not, and whether there was a positive case close to them). Results: The data revealed that the perceived economic impact showed a negative association between the emotional factor and the total score in adaptation to change. Lastly, the emotional factor in adaptation to change operated as a protector from the effect that a setting with COVID-19 positive cases exerts on mental health. Conclusions: Coping with COVID-19 requires strengthening the capacity for adaptation to changes generated in the setting, especially emotional, as it could contribute to improving the mental health of individuals, especially in those settings where they find and know a COVID-19 positive case. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-135372023-04-12T19:40:37Z Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Iván Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima Barragán Martín, Ana Belén Martos Martínez, África Simón Márquez, María del Mar Gázquez Linares, José Jesús adaptation to change COVID-19 emotion pandemic health Background: The capacity to adapt to change in complex, highly demanding situations, such as those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is essential in maintaining one’s mental health. This study analyzed the mental health of the Spanish population in settings with COVID-19 positive cases and the protective role of adaptation to change. Methods: The sample consisted of 1160 adult Spaniards aged 18 to 82 with a mean age of 38.29 (SD = 13.71). Data were collected by a CAWI (Computer Aided Web Interviewing) survey which included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10), and an ad hoc questionnaire related to COVID-19 (perceived economic impact, COVID-19 positive diagnosis or not, and whether there was a positive case close to them). Results: The data revealed that the perceived economic impact showed a negative association between the emotional factor and the total score in adaptation to change. Lastly, the emotional factor in adaptation to change operated as a protector from the effect that a setting with COVID-19 positive cases exerts on mental health. Conclusions: Coping with COVID-19 requires strengthening the capacity for adaptation to changes generated in the setting, especially emotional, as it could contribute to improving the mental health of individuals, especially in those settings where they find and know a COVID-19 positive case. 2022-03-23T17:21:14Z 2022-03-23T17:21:14Z 2022-03-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2077-0383 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13537 10.3390/jcm11061497 en https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/6/1497 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | adaptation to change COVID-19 emotion pandemic health Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Iván Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima Barragán Martín, Ana Belén Martos Martínez, África Simón Márquez, María del Mar Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change |
| title | Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change |
| title_full | Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change |
| title_fullStr | Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change |
| title_short | Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change |
| title_sort | mental health in settings with covid-19 positive cases in the spanish population: the protective role of the capacity to adapt to change |
| topic | adaptation to change COVID-19 emotion pandemic health |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13537 |
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