Character Strengths Predict an Increase in Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being Over a One-Month Period During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Frontiers in Psychology
María Luisa Martínez-MartíGuido Corradi

Abstract

This study examines whether character strengths predict resilience (operationalized as stable or higher mental health and subjective well-being despite an adverse event) over a period of approximately 1 month during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Spain. Using a longitudinal design, participants (N = 348 adults) completed online measures of sociodemographic data, information regarding their situation in relation to the COVID-19, character strengths, general mental health, life satisfaction, positive affect and negative affect. All variables were measured at Time 1 and Time 2, except for sociodemographic and most COVID-related information (Time 1 only). Time 1 data collection was conducted between March 21, 2020 and April 2, 2020, i.e., approximately the second week of lockdown in Spain. Time 2 data collection was conducted between April 24, 2020 and May 18, 2020, after the Spanish government announced its intention to progressively release the lockdown. A principal component analysis of character strengths was conducted. Five character strength factors were extracted: fortitude, goodness, intellectual, interpersonal, and restraint. Factor structures at Times 1 and 2 were highly consistent. All character strength factors at Ti...Continue Reading

References

Oct 1, 1993·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·D N McIntoshC B Wortman
Aug 1, 1993·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·T Kasser, R M Ryan
Aug 1, 1997·Journal of Affective Disorders·S ZisookL L Judd
Jan 17, 2002·The New England Journal of Medicine·M A SchusterS H Berry
Nov 6, 2002·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·George A BonannoRandolph M Nesse
Apr 5, 2003·The American Psychologist·Lynda H PowellCarl E Thoresen
Mar 12, 2005·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Harry F Hull
Feb 1, 1985·Journal of Personality Assessment·E DienerS Griffin
Apr 1, 2011·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·Yvo M C MeevissenHugo J E M Alberts
Nov 16, 2013·The Spanish Journal of Psychology·Carmelo VázquezGonzalo Hervás
Mar 13, 2014·Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness·Ginny Sprang, Miriam Silman
Mar 15, 2015·Frontiers in Psychology·Claudia Harzer, Willibald Ruch
Aug 25, 2020·Personality and Individual Differences·Antonio Olivera-La RosaGordon P D Ingram

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 21, 2021·Applied Psychology. Health and Well-being·Tamar BlanchardEranda Jayawickreme
Nov 23, 2021·Issues in Mental Health Nursing·Jacquelyn H Flaskerud

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.