Mental health during the covid19 pandemic in Sweden, as an interaction between personality and contextual factors
(2021) PSYK11 20211Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The covid19 pandemic has presented great challenges to mental health globally, in part due to restrictions implemented in the wake of the pandemic; such as social distancing, but also due to the fear and psychological distress associated with living during times of crisis. Prior studies have contributed to explaining covid19’s effects on mental health by addressing either personality-based or contextual factors. The present study conceptualized and assessed an interaction of both dimensions. The sample consisted of 220 participants, all of whom had been living in Sweden during the pandemic. Our results confirm previous findings, and provide further evidence of psychological flexibility as a protective factor against bad mental health. We... (More)
- The covid19 pandemic has presented great challenges to mental health globally, in part due to restrictions implemented in the wake of the pandemic; such as social distancing, but also due to the fear and psychological distress associated with living during times of crisis. Prior studies have contributed to explaining covid19’s effects on mental health by addressing either personality-based or contextual factors. The present study conceptualized and assessed an interaction of both dimensions. The sample consisted of 220 participants, all of whom had been living in Sweden during the pandemic. Our results confirm previous findings, and provide further evidence of psychological flexibility as a protective factor against bad mental health. We also found that certain demographic groupings experienced worse mental health than the rest of the population. These vulnerable groups were women and young people, and it may be interesting to consider this in future research. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the interactions between different contextual and personality-based factors to covid19 in a Swedish context. For future research, it would be useful to investigate these interactions and correlations in other countries to see if such studies yield different results. It may also be interesting to consider employment status and sector; as that may explain part of the vulnerability to mental health during covid19. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Covid19 pandemin har inneburit stora utmaningar för psykisk hälsa globalt, dels på grund av begränsningar som införts för att minska smittspridningen såsom social distansering, men också rädslan som följer att leva under oroliga tider. Tidigare studier har bidragit till förklaringar av covid19’s effekter på psykisk hälsa genom att fokusera på antingen personlighetsbaserade eller kontextuella faktorer. Den nuvarande studien konceptualiserade och bedömde en interaktion av båda dimensionerna. Vårt stickprov bestod av 220 deltagare som alla har bott i Sverige under pandemin.Våra resultat bekräftar och stärker tidigare forskning på psykologisk flexibilitet som en skyddande faktor mot dålig psykisk hälsa. Vi fann också att vissa demografiska... (More)
- Covid19 pandemin har inneburit stora utmaningar för psykisk hälsa globalt, dels på grund av begränsningar som införts för att minska smittspridningen såsom social distansering, men också rädslan som följer att leva under oroliga tider. Tidigare studier har bidragit till förklaringar av covid19’s effekter på psykisk hälsa genom att fokusera på antingen personlighetsbaserade eller kontextuella faktorer. Den nuvarande studien konceptualiserade och bedömde en interaktion av båda dimensionerna. Vårt stickprov bestod av 220 deltagare som alla har bott i Sverige under pandemin.Våra resultat bekräftar och stärker tidigare forskning på psykologisk flexibilitet som en skyddande faktor mot dålig psykisk hälsa. Vi fann också att vissa demografiska grupperingar upplevde sämre psykisk hälsa än resten av befolkningen, dessa grupper var kvinnor och unga vuxna, vilket kan vara intressant att överväga i framtida forskning. Våra resultat bidrar till en bättre förståelse för samspelet mellan olika kontextuella och personlighetsbaserade faktorer för covid19 i ett svenskt sammanhang. För framtida forskning vore det intressant att undersöka dessa interaktioner och korrelationer även i andra länder, för att på så sätt se hur och om resultaten skiljer sig. Det vore även intressant att undersöka sysselsättning och sektor som personer jobbar inom, då detta möjligen kan bidra till förståelsen kring vilka demografiska grupper som är mest sårbara för psykisk ohälsa under covid19 pandemin. (Less)
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- author
- Bratz, Benjamin LU and Olsson, Olivia LU
- supervisor
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- Gizem Han LU
- Elia Psouni LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Mental hälsa under covid19 pandemin i Sverige som en interaktion mellan personlighetsdimensioner och kontextuella faktorer
- course
- PSYK11 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- covid19, Sweden, mental health, personality, psychological flexibility, context, interaction, psykisk hälsa, personlighet, psykologisk flexibilitet, kontext, interaktion
- language
- English
- id
- 9049444
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-11 08:00:47
- date last changed
- 2021-06-11 08:00:47
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Mental health during the covid19 pandemic in Sweden, as an interaction between personality and contextual factors}},
year = {{2021}},
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