Abstract

The most significant individual safety measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic include physical distancing, quarantine, and isolation. Although such steps are taken to control the spread of the pandemic, they may also cause various psychological problems. This study attempts to identify individual perceptions of staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic through metaphors, and examines the relationship between these perceptions and stress, depression, and anxiety. This research utilizes a mixed method design called the embedded design. The analyses were performed on data collected from 96 women and 80 men aged 18–57. Qualitative data were analyzed using a content analysis technique, while quantitative data were analyzed through the Kruskal-Wallis test. The findings showed that most of the participants viewed staying home as confinement, experienced boredom/depression because of staying home, and felt helpless. On the other hand, some participants concentrated on the positive sides of staying home and considered it a responsible behavior, an opportunity, and a requirement for feeling safe. The individuals who viewed staying home as confinement and a cause for boredom/depression experienced more psychological problems, whereas those who perceived it as a responsibility or opportunity experienced fewer psychological problems. Considering the literature on the contribution of positive thinking to the well-being of individuals, as well as the lower levels of psychological problems in individuals who maintain their positive perspectives despite the negativities of staying home due to the pandemic, we recommend that mental health professionals focus on the development of positive feelings and thoughts in their interventions.

摘要

在COVID-19大流行期间采取的最重要的个人安全措施包括物理隔离，隔离和隔离。尽管采取了这些措施来控制大流行的蔓延，但它们也可能引起各种心理问题。这项研究试图通过隐喻来识别由于COVID-19大流行而导致的留在家中的个人观念，并研究这些观念与压力，抑郁和焦虑之间的关系。这项研究利用了一种称为嵌入式设计的混合方法设计。分析是根据从96位女性和80位年龄在18-57岁的男性中收集的数据进行的。使用内容分析技术分析定性数据，同时通过Kruskal-Wallis检验分析定量数据。调查结果表明，大多数参与者都认为留在家中是一种限制，由于待在家里而感到无聊/沮丧，感到无助。另一方面，一些参与者专注于留在家中的积极方面，并认为这是负责任的行为，机会和对安全感的要求。那些认为呆在家里是一种局限性和无聊/沮丧的原因的人会遇到更多的心理问题，而那些认为这是一种责任或机会的人会遇到更少的心理问题。考虑到关于积极思考对个人福祉的贡献的文献，以及尽管由于流行病而居家不佳，但仍保持积极观点的个人心理问题水平较低的文献，