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Published Online: 30 August 2021

COVID-19 Inventory and Mental Health: Preliminary Analysis

Bruno Faustino, B.S., M.S. [email protected], António Branco Vasco, M.S., Ph.D., João Delgado, B.S., M.S., António Farinha-Fernandes, B.S., M.S., José Carlos Guerreiro, B.S., M.S., and Marta Matos, M.S., Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy
Volume 74, Number 4
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210004
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Abstract

Objective:

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed a set of drastic worldwide changes to and restrictions on daily life. Despite predictions of the harmful impacts of the pandemic on mental health, empirical data are lacking. This study sought to examine the relationship between individuals’ perceptions about COVID-19 and scores on mental health indexes.

Methods:

In this cross-sectional study, 183 individuals answered self-report questionnaires. A new inventory based on the health belief model (HBM) developed in Portugal was explored with a factor analysis, which revealed two significant factors: COVID-19 anxiety and perceived severity of the disease.

Results:

Results showed that anxiety about COVID-19 was positively correlated with psychological distress, somatization, and paranoid ideation and was negatively correlated with psychological well-being. COVID-19 anxiety mediated the relationship between symptomatology and mental health.

Conclusions:

Perceptions about COVID-19 seem to play pivotal roles in mental health. These results may inform interventions focused on reducing psychological distress and symptomatology and on increasing psychological well-being.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Volume 74 • Number 4 • December 01, 2021
Pages: 178 - 182
PubMed: 34455854

History

Received: 19 January 2021
Revision received: 25 April 2021
Revision received: 28 May 2021
Accepted: 8 June 2021
Published online: 30 August 2021
Published in print: December 01, 2021

Keywords

  1. COVID-19 Inventory
  2. Symptoms
  3. Psychological Well-being
  4. Psychological Distress

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Bruno Faustino, B.S., M.S. [email protected]
Department of Cognitive Behavior and Integrative Psychotherapy (Faustino, Vasco) and Faculty of Psychology (Faustino, Vasco, Delgado, Farinha-Fernandes, Guerreiro), University of Lisbon, Lisbon; ISCTE University, Lisbon (Matos).
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António Branco Vasco, M.S., Ph.D.
Department of Cognitive Behavior and Integrative Psychotherapy (Faustino, Vasco) and Faculty of Psychology (Faustino, Vasco, Delgado, Farinha-Fernandes, Guerreiro), University of Lisbon, Lisbon; ISCTE University, Lisbon (Matos).
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João Delgado, B.S., M.S.
Department of Cognitive Behavior and Integrative Psychotherapy (Faustino, Vasco) and Faculty of Psychology (Faustino, Vasco, Delgado, Farinha-Fernandes, Guerreiro), University of Lisbon, Lisbon; ISCTE University, Lisbon (Matos).
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António Farinha-Fernandes, B.S., M.S.
Department of Cognitive Behavior and Integrative Psychotherapy (Faustino, Vasco) and Faculty of Psychology (Faustino, Vasco, Delgado, Farinha-Fernandes, Guerreiro), University of Lisbon, Lisbon; ISCTE University, Lisbon (Matos).
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José Carlos Guerreiro, B.S., M.S.
Department of Cognitive Behavior and Integrative Psychotherapy (Faustino, Vasco) and Faculty of Psychology (Faustino, Vasco, Delgado, Farinha-Fernandes, Guerreiro), University of Lisbon, Lisbon; ISCTE University, Lisbon (Matos).
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Marta Matos, M.S., Ph.D.
Department of Cognitive Behavior and Integrative Psychotherapy (Faustino, Vasco) and Faculty of Psychology (Faustino, Vasco, Delgado, Farinha-Fernandes, Guerreiro), University of Lisbon, Lisbon; ISCTE University, Lisbon (Matos).
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Notes

Send correspondence to Mr. Faustino ([email protected]).

Competing Interests

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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