The influence of hope and optimism on trajectories of COVID-19 stress, health anxiety, and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic posed a threat to public health and psychological functioning, with early studies documenting higher rates of psychopathology within the United States and globally. Hope and optimism promote adjustment and are associated with positive physical and mental health outcomes. Thus, individual differences in hope and optimism may also foster resilience during a global health crisis.

Aims

The current study examined how hope and optimism influenced longitudinal health-focused distress and wellbeing during the pandemic.

Methods

Data were collected from 788 American adults across three periods during Spring-Summer 2020 using MTurk. Latent growth curve modeling examined whether hope and optimism predicted COVID stress, health anxiety, and wellb

SUBMITTER: Long LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11733826 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature