BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic are risk factors for psychopathology, but psychosocial protective factors might play a crucial role in buffering the pathogenic effects of the outbreak. DESIGN In the current study, we examined the association of inner resources and potential external sources of support for coping with the pandemic and related lockdowns to mental health during the pandemic, while controlling for sociodemographic variables as covariates. METHODS We tested the model in a probability-based internet survey of a representative sample of the Israeli adult population (N = 812) conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS Perceived support in close relationships was negatively associated with the intensity of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Larger rings of potential support such as perceived belongingness to a community and trust in government were also negatively related to anxiety and depression but were positively associated with the intensity of OCD and PTSD. CONCLUSIONS Findings support the "tend and befriend" theory in the social distancing era and highlight the importance of keeping personal relationships alive when facing a mass trauma.

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在社会疏远时代感知到的社会支持：潜在支持圈与 COVID-19 反应性精神病理学之间的关联。

背景和目标与 COVID-19 大流行相关的压力源是精神病理学的危险因素，但社会心理保护因素可能在缓冲疫情的致病影响方面发挥关键作用。设计 在当前的研究中，我们检查了内部资源与潜在外部支持来源之间的关联，以应对大流行以及大流行期间对心理健康的相关封锁，同时将社会人口变量作为协变量进行控制。方法 我们在 COVID-19 大流行期间对以色列成年人口（N = 812）的代表性样本进行的基于概率的互联网调查中测试了该模型。结果 亲密关系中感知到的支持与抑郁、焦虑、强迫症（OCD）和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。更大的潜在支持环，例如对社区的归属感和对政府的信任，也与焦虑和抑郁呈负相关，但与强迫症和创伤后应激障碍的强度呈正相关。结论 研究结果支持社会疏远时代的“趋于友好”理论，并强调了在面临大规模创伤时保持个人关系活力的重要性。