The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism
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Resumo: | The recent pandemic and consequent lockdown had a substantial impact on mental health and optimism regarding the future. Previous research showed that levels of depression, anxiety, and stress had increased throughout the pandemic. Nonetheless, how individuals cope when faced with adversity may be associated with positive expectations regarding the future. A sample of 274 Portuguese workers (female = 54) with a mean age of 40.86 (SD = 0.70) and work experience of 19.68 years (SD = 12.07) met inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the proposed study. They represented a variety of working classes (i.e., arts, engineering, marketers, transportation and logistic, clerks, personal trainers, managers, lawyers, accountants, directors, journalism, health care). We investigated the associations between depression, stress, anxiety, adaptive and maladaptive coping, and optimism while controlling for working experience, gender, and work type. We found that depression was related to lower levels of optimism. However, for participants scoring high on adaptive coping and anxiety, higher scores of optimism were reported. Gender, work type, and experience did not significantly influence the results. These results provide evidence through which positive mental health can be promoted after the pandemic. |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and OptimismAdaptiveMaladaptiveDepressionAnxietyStressOptimismThe recent pandemic and consequent lockdown had a substantial impact on mental health and optimism regarding the future. Previous research showed that levels of depression, anxiety, and stress had increased throughout the pandemic. Nonetheless, how individuals cope when faced with adversity may be associated with positive expectations regarding the future. A sample of 274 Portuguese workers (female = 54) with a mean age of 40.86 (SD = 0.70) and work experience of 19.68 years (SD = 12.07) met inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the proposed study. They represented a variety of working classes (i.e., arts, engineering, marketers, transportation and logistic, clerks, personal trainers, managers, lawyers, accountants, directors, journalism, health care). We investigated the associations between depression, stress, anxiety, adaptive and maladaptive coping, and optimism while controlling for working experience, gender, and work type. We found that depression was related to lower levels of optimism. However, for participants scoring high on adaptive coping and anxiety, higher scores of optimism were reported. Gender, work type, and experience did not significantly influence the results. These results provide evidence through which positive mental health can be promoted after the pandemic.Frontiers MediaIC-OnlineSantos, TiagoUva, António de SousaRodrigues, José FernandesFerreira, ReginaMonteiro, DiogoHernández-Mendo, AntonioRodrigues, Filipe2022-05-02T10:15:40Z2022-05-022022-05-02T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7093engSantos T, Uva AdS, Rodrigues JF, Ferreira R, Monteiro D, Hernández-Mendo A and Rodrigues F (2022) The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism. Front. Psychol. 13:838835. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.8388351664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2022.838835info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-17T15:54:30Zoai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/7093Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:50:10.320001Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism Santos, Tiago Adaptive Maladaptive Depression Anxiety Stress Optimism |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism |
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The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism |
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Santos, Tiago |
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Santos, Tiago Uva, António de Sousa Rodrigues, José Fernandes Ferreira, Regina Monteiro, Diogo Hernández-Mendo, Antonio Rodrigues, Filipe |
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Uva, António de Sousa Rodrigues, José Fernandes Ferreira, Regina Monteiro, Diogo Hernández-Mendo, Antonio Rodrigues, Filipe |
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Santos, Tiago Uva, António de Sousa Rodrigues, José Fernandes Ferreira, Regina Monteiro, Diogo Hernández-Mendo, Antonio Rodrigues, Filipe |
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Adaptive Maladaptive Depression Anxiety Stress Optimism |
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Adaptive Maladaptive Depression Anxiety Stress Optimism |
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The recent pandemic and consequent lockdown had a substantial impact on mental health and optimism regarding the future. Previous research showed that levels of depression, anxiety, and stress had increased throughout the pandemic. Nonetheless, how individuals cope when faced with adversity may be associated with positive expectations regarding the future. A sample of 274 Portuguese workers (female = 54) with a mean age of 40.86 (SD = 0.70) and work experience of 19.68 years (SD = 12.07) met inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the proposed study. They represented a variety of working classes (i.e., arts, engineering, marketers, transportation and logistic, clerks, personal trainers, managers, lawyers, accountants, directors, journalism, health care). We investigated the associations between depression, stress, anxiety, adaptive and maladaptive coping, and optimism while controlling for working experience, gender, and work type. We found that depression was related to lower levels of optimism. However, for participants scoring high on adaptive coping and anxiety, higher scores of optimism were reported. Gender, work type, and experience did not significantly influence the results. These results provide evidence through which positive mental health can be promoted after the pandemic. |
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Santos T, Uva AdS, Rodrigues JF, Ferreira R, Monteiro D, Hernández-Mendo A and Rodrigues F (2022) The Future Looks Good: Examining the Associations Between Coping, Psychological Distress, and Optimism. Front. Psychol. 13:838835. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.838835 1664-1078 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.838835 |
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