Abstract

The strong restrictive measures adopted in 2020 against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy have deeply affected the general population’s mental health. In the current longitudinal study, we specifically focus on sense of coherence (SOC), both in terms of comprehensibility/manageability and meaningfulness, among a large sample of Italian adults; SOC is a potential resource likely to foster the ability to cope with stressors. A total of 2,191 Italian participants (65.8% female) aged 18–82 completed an anonymous online self-report questionnaire at Time 1 (during the lockdown, March 2020) and at Time 2 (at the resumption of most activities, July 2020). The Repeated Measures Latent Profile Analysis (RMLPA) allowed us to identify seven different SOC profiles based on the change in both SOC dimensions, ranging from a strong “crisis” in terms of this resource in the face of the pandemic to a solid possibility to count on it. Interestingly, female and younger respondents were more likely to belong to those profiles characterized by lower levels of SOC, and these profiles have specific relations with fear and wellbeing. The implications of these results and the further expansion of the study are discussed.

Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2021.1952151 .

摘要

2020 年意大利针对 COVID-19 大流行的传播采取了强有力的限制措施，深刻影响了普通民众的心理健康。在当前的纵向研究中，我们特别关注大量意大利成年人样本的连贯性 (SOC)，无论是在可理解性/可管理性还是有意义性方面；SOC 是一种潜在的资源，可能会培养应对压力的能力。共有 2,191 名 18-82 岁的意大利参与者（65.8% 为女性）在时间 1（封锁期间，2020 年 3 月）和时间 2（大多数活动恢复时，2020 年 7 月）完成了匿名在线自我报告问卷调查。重复测量潜在剖面分析 (RMLPA) 使我们能够根据两个 SOC 维度的变化确定七种不同的 SOC 剖面，从面对大流行时这种资源的强烈“危机”到依靠它的可靠可能性。有趣的是，女性和年轻受访者更有可能属于那些 SOC 水平较低的特征，并且这些特征与恐惧和幸福有着特定的关系。讨论了这些结果的影响和研究的进一步扩展。

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