Embracing Impermanence: Life Events, Fear of COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in the Context of the Postepidemic Era: a Moderated Mediation Model

Overview

Journal BMC Psychol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Psychology

Date 2024 Nov 16

PMID 39548596

Authors

Shiyou Fu

Zhengjia Ren

Zihao Yang

Zuoshan Li

Jing Wang

Tianyi Zhao

Xinwei Huang

Affiliations

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Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the relationships between life events and psychological distress in the postepidemic era as well as the effects of fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19) and impermanence on these relationships to enrich the study of the underlying psychological mechanisms of postepidemic psychological distress and to provide a theoretical basis for scientific prevention and intervention in individuals with psychological distress.

Methods: A survey of 504 adults (71.3% female; age M = 26.87, SD = 10.70) was conducted via the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, the FCV-19 Scale, the Impermanence Scale, the Anxiety Scale and the Depression Scale, and a structural equation model was established to explore the relationships between variables.

Results: The present study revealed the following: (1) there is a significant positive correlation between life events and psychological distress; (2) FCV-19 completely mediates the relationship between life events and psychological distress; and (3) impermanence moderates the mediation, regulating the path by which life events affect FCV-19 and the path by which FCV-19 affects psychological distress.

Conclusions: In the postepidemic era, impermanence can effectively mitigate the impact of life events on FCV-19 and the impact of FCV-19 on psychological distress.

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