@article{ref1,
title="Psychological well-being during the second wave of CoViD-19 pandemic: the mediation role of generalized anxiety",
journal="Psychology research and behavior management",
year="2022",
author="Faraci, Palmira and Bottaro, Rossella and Valenti, Giusy Danila and Craparo, Giuseppe",
volume="15",
number="",
pages="695-709",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The outbreak of the COVID-19 has largely impacted individuals' health and lifestyles. This study aimed to investigate people's psychological well-being during the second phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>METHODS: We selected six indicators of psychological well-being: fear of COVID-19, loneliness, social interaction anxiety, generalized anxiety, PTSD, and depression. A sample of 231 Italian participants (56.3% women), with a mean age of 32.7 (SD=12.61), completed an online survey from February to March 2021, during the so called &quot;second wave&quot;. It included the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), the UCLA Loneliness Scale- Version 3, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS). <br><br>RESULTS: Apart from loneliness, women reported lower levels of psychological well-being than men. Fairly good associations between all the detected variables were found. Based on a mediation model evaluation (in which generalized anxiety was introduced as a mediator in the relationship between fear of COVID-19, PTSD, loneliness, social interaction anxiety, and depression), except for social interaction anxiety, total and partial mediation effects suggested that generalized anxiety played a crucial role in exacerbating depressive symptoms during the pandemic. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our outcomes may expand the knowledge about the psychological well-being during the pandemic experience, with a focus on the mediating role of generalized anxiety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1179-1578",
doi="10.2147/PRBM.S354083",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S354083"
}