Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation
The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychological impact of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, considering any protective factors, such as the practice of meditation or self-compassion, and their relationship with different lifestyles and circumstances of adults residing in Spain....
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| author | Jiménez, Óliver Sánchez Sánchez, Laura C. García Montes, José M. |
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| description | The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychological impact of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, considering any protective factors, such as the practice of meditation or self-compassion, and their relationship with different lifestyles and circumstances of adults residing in Spain. A cross-sectional study was done using an anonymous online survey in which 412 participants filled out the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-2; the Impact of Events Scale; and the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form, reporting severe symptomatology of posttraumatic stress and mild anxiety and depression. Quality of cohabitation and age were found to be key variables in the psychological impact of confinement. The impact of confinement was more negative for those who reported very poor cohabitation as opposed to very good (F (3, 405) = 30.75, p ≤ 0.001, d = 2.44, r = 0.054) or for those under 35 years of age compared to those over 46 (F (2, 409) = 5.14, p = 0.006, d = 0.36). Practicing meditation was not revealed as a protective factor, but self-compassion was related to better cohabitation during confinement (F (3, 403) = 11.83, p ≤ 0.001, d = 1.05). These results could be relevant in designing psychological interventions to improve coping and mental health in other situations similar to confinement. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-84392023-04-12T19:45:54Z Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation Jiménez, Óliver Sánchez Sánchez, Laura C. García Montes, José M. coronavirus COVID-19 stress anxiety depression mindfulness mental health Spain psychological impact confinement The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychological impact of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, considering any protective factors, such as the practice of meditation or self-compassion, and their relationship with different lifestyles and circumstances of adults residing in Spain. A cross-sectional study was done using an anonymous online survey in which 412 participants filled out the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-2; the Impact of Events Scale; and the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form, reporting severe symptomatology of posttraumatic stress and mild anxiety and depression. Quality of cohabitation and age were found to be key variables in the psychological impact of confinement. The impact of confinement was more negative for those who reported very poor cohabitation as opposed to very good (F (3, 405) = 30.75, p ≤ 0.001, d = 2.44, r = 0.054) or for those under 35 years of age compared to those over 46 (F (2, 409) = 5.14, p = 0.006, d = 0.36). Practicing meditation was not revealed as a protective factor, but self-compassion was related to better cohabitation during confinement (F (3, 403) = 11.83, p ≤ 0.001, d = 1.05). These results could be relevant in designing psychological interventions to improve coping and mental health in other situations similar to confinement. 2020-09-14T07:15:30Z 2020-09-14T07:15:30Z 2020-09-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8439 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/18/6642 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | coronavirus COVID-19 stress anxiety depression mindfulness mental health Spain psychological impact confinement Jiménez, Óliver Sánchez Sánchez, Laura C. García Montes, José M. Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation |
| title | Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation |
| title_full | Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation |
| title_short | Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Confinement and Its Relationship with Meditation |
| title_sort | psychological impact of covid-19 confinement and its relationship with meditation |
| topic | coronavirus COVID-19 stress anxiety depression mindfulness mental health Spain psychological impact confinement |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8439 |
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