Psihološka nefleksibilnost, usredotočena svjesnost, opća psihička uznemirenost i rodne razlike u kontekstu pandemije COVID-19

master's thesis

• Title (english): Psychological inflexibility, mindfulness, distress and gender differences in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Author: Suzana Bunoza
• Mentor: Nataša Jokić-Begić (mentor)
• Committee member: Zvonimir Galić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasmina Mehulić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-07-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Clinical and Health Psychology

Abstract

S pojavom bolesti COVID-19 došlo je do promjena u načinu života i psihološkom stanju ljudi diljem svijeta. Dosadašnja istraživanja psihičke uznemirenosti ukazuju na psihološku nefleksibilnost i odsustvo usredotočene svjesnosti kao rizične čimbenike. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati rodne razlike u zabrinutosti i uznemirenosti, kao i doprinijeti objašnjenju opće psihičke uznemirenosti u početku pandemije COVID-19, ispitujući doprinos sociodemografskih odrednica, briga vezanih uz zarazu i uz posljedice pandemije, psihološke nefleksibilnosti i usredotočene svjesnosti. Podaci su prikupljeni online upitnikom. Rezultati su ukazali da su žene zabrinutije oko posljedica pandemije vezanih za građanske slobode, obrazovanje i zdravstveni sustav, što je u skladu s hipotezom. Utvrđeno je da pojedinci nižeg socioekonomskog status, izraženije psihološke nefleksibilnosti i niže usredotočene svjesnosti doživljavaju više razine opće psihičke uznemirenosti. Najznačajniji prediktor opće psihičke uznemirenosti bio je psihološka nefleksibilnost. Psihološka fleksibilnost i usredotočena svjesnost čine se obećavajućim zaštitnim čimbenicima u kontekstu planiranja intervencija za smanjenje psihičke uznemirenosti vezane uz COVID-19.

Abstract (english)

With the onset of COVID-19, there have been major changes in both the lifestyle and the psychological state of people around the world. Previous research on distress points to psychological inflexibility and incapacity for mindfulness as risk factors. The aim of this study was to determine gender differences in levels of concerns and distress, as well as to contribute to the explanation of general psychological distress during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining the individual contribution of sociodemographic characteristics, concerns regarding COVID-19 infection and pandemic consequences, psychological inflexibility, and dispositional mindfulness. Data were collected using an online questionnaire. The results indicated that women were more concerned about the consequences of the pandemic related to civil liberties, education and the health system, which was in line with the hypothesis. It was found that individuals of lower socioeconomic status, higher psychological inflexibility, and lower mindfulness experienced higher levels of general psychological distress. The most significant predictor of general psychological distress was psychological inflexibility. Psychological flexibility and mindfulness seem to be promising protective factors in the context of planning interventions to decrease psychological distress related to COVID-19.

• Keywords: psihološka nefleksibilnost; usredotočena svjesnost; uznemirenost; COVID-19
• Keywords (english): psychological inflexibility; mindfulness; distress; COVID-19
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:529547
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2021-07-21 13:09:45