Regulation strategies during COVID-19 quarantine: The mediating effect of worry on the links between coping strategies and anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 outbreak forced Italian citizens into a generalized quarantine from March to May 2020. The quarantine is a successful measure to reduce the virus's spread through physical and social distancing, but it can also have negative psychological consequences on the population. People experience high levels of worry and anxiety and have to cope with the consequences of the health emergency. The aim of this study was to preliminarily assess the causal relations among coping, worry and state anxiety at the time of COVID-19 first wave, and the mediation role of worry between coping and state anxiety.

Methods

During March 2020, 1273 Italian citizens completed an ad hoc online survey composed of sociodemographic and preoccupation-related questions, and standardi

SUBMITTER: Cincidda C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature