Moral obligation to follow anti-COVID-19 measures strengthens the mental health cost of pandemic burnout.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been observed that people become gradually exhausted by receiving COVID-19-related information and adhering to the corresponding preventive measures as the pandemic unfolds. This phenomenon is known as pandemic burnout. Emerging evidence shows that pandemic burnout is related to poor mental health. This study extended the trendy topic by examining the idea that moral obligation, a crucial motivation driving people to follow the preventive measures, would amplify the mental health cost of pandemic burnout.

Methods

Participants were 937 Hong Kong citizens (88 % females, 62.4 % aged 31-40 years). They participated in a cross-sectional online survey reporting on pandemic burnout, moral obligation, and mental health problems (i.e., depressive symptoms, anxiety,

SUBMITTER: Li JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9940470 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature