Ajustamento psicológico de adultos portugueses à pandemia por COVID-19: O papel da inflexibilidade psicológica e da centralidade do acontecimento
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2021-06-27
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A pandemia por COVID-19 trouxe consequências negativas a vários níveis,
principalmente na saúde mental dos indíviduos. Alguns dos fatores que podem
influenciar a sintomatologia decorrente da pandemia são a centralidade que esse
acontecimento assumiu na história de vida do indivíduo, assim como, a inflexibilidade
psicológica. Este estudo tem como principal objetivo analisar a sintomatologia
psicopatológica numa amostra da comunidade em período de pandemia.
Especificamente, pretendeu-se avaliar o papel da inflexibilidade psicológica enquanto
preditor da sintomatologia, e o papel moderador da centralidade do acontecimento na
relação entre estas duas variáveis. A amostra foi constituída por 175 participantes. A
sintomatologia depressiva e ansiosa revelou-se mais elevada, principalmente nos
indivíduos com menor suporte social. As mulheres apresentaram níveis
significativamente mais elevados de sintomatologia depressiva. A inflexibilidade
psicológica prevê a sintomatologia ansiosa, independentemente da centralidade do
acontecimento, mas apenas prediz a sintomatologia depressiva quando a pandemia
assume uma elevada centralidade. Quanto à sintomatologia somática, quanto menor
for a centralidade do acontecimento, maior será o impacto da inflexibilidade
psicológica na somatização. Estes resultados, reforçam a necessidade de intervenção
na sintomatologia psicopatológica, principalmente nos indivíduos que poderão estar
em maior risco. A intervenção mais adequada deverá atender à redução da
centralidade do evento e à promoção da flexibilidade psicológica.
The COVID-19 pandemic had negative consequences on several levels, especially on the mental health of individuals. Some of the factors that can influence the symptoms resulting from the pandemic are the centrality that this event assumed in the individual's life history, as well as the psychological inflexibility. The main objective of this study is to analyze psychopathological symptoms in a community sample during a pandemic period. Specifically, we intend to assess the role of psychological inflexibility as a predictor of symptomatology and the moderating role of event centrality in the relationship between these two variables. The sample consisted of 175 participants. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were higher, especially in individuals with less social support. Women had significantly higher levels of depressive symptomatology. Psychological inflexibility predicts anxious symptomatology, regardless of the centrality of the event, but it only predicts depressive symptomatology when the pandemic assumes a high centrality. As for somatic symptoms, the lower the centrality of the event, the greater the impact of psychological inflexibility on somatization. These results reinforce the need for intervention in psychopathological symptoms, especially in individuals who may be at higher risk. The most appropriate intervention should address the reduction of event centrality and the promotion of psychological flexibility.
The COVID-19 pandemic had negative consequences on several levels, especially on the mental health of individuals. Some of the factors that can influence the symptoms resulting from the pandemic are the centrality that this event assumed in the individual's life history, as well as the psychological inflexibility. The main objective of this study is to analyze psychopathological symptoms in a community sample during a pandemic period. Specifically, we intend to assess the role of psychological inflexibility as a predictor of symptomatology and the moderating role of event centrality in the relationship between these two variables. The sample consisted of 175 participants. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were higher, especially in individuals with less social support. Women had significantly higher levels of depressive symptomatology. Psychological inflexibility predicts anxious symptomatology, regardless of the centrality of the event, but it only predicts depressive symptomatology when the pandemic assumes a high centrality. As for somatic symptoms, the lower the centrality of the event, the greater the impact of psychological inflexibility on somatization. These results reinforce the need for intervention in psychopathological symptoms, especially in individuals who may be at higher risk. The most appropriate intervention should address the reduction of event centrality and the promotion of psychological flexibility.
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COVID-19, Centralidade do acontecimento, Inflexibilidade psicológica, Sintomatologia psicopatológica, Suporte social
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Ferreira, A. B. S. (2021). Ajustamento psicológico de adultos portugueses à pandemia por COVID-19: O papel da inflexibilidade psicológica e da centralidade do acontecimento. (Dissertação de Mestrado), Universidade Portucalense, Portugal. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3615
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Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
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