Confinement Situation of the Spanish Population during the Health Crisis of COVID-19: Resilience Mediation Process in the Relationship of Dispositional Optimism and Psychological Well-Being

Antonio Zayas, Ana Merchán-Clavellino, José Antonio López-Sánchez and Rocío Guil
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Antonio Zayas: Departamento de Psicología, Instituto Universitario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Social y Sostenible (INDESS), Campus Universitario de Jerez, Avda. de la Universidad s/n., Universidad de Cádiz, 11405 Cádiz, Spain
Ana Merchán-Clavellino: Departamento de Psicología, Instituto Universitario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Social y Sostenible (INDESS), Campus Universitario de Jerez, Avda. de la Universidad s/n., Universidad de Cádiz, 11405 Cádiz, Spain
José Antonio López-Sánchez: Departamento de Historia, Geografía y Filosofía, Instituto Universitario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Social y Sostenible (INDESS), Campus Universitario de Jerez, Avda. de la Universidad s/n., Universidad de Cádiz, 11405 Cádiz, Spain
Rocío Guil: Departamento de Psicología, Instituto Universitario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Social y Sostenible (INDESS), Campus Universitario de Jerez, Avda. de la Universidad s/n., Universidad de Cádiz, 11405 Cádiz, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: The pandemic generated by COVID-19 is one of the most complex challenges humanity has faced in recent years. This study aims to explore the levels of dispositional optimism, resilience and psychological well-being in the sociodemographic and economic situation produced during the state of alarm and to investigate the resilience mediation between optimism and psychological well-being. The sample included 566 volunteers from Spain (73.5% women; M = 40.2 years, SD = 12.8). An ad hoc questionnaire was applied to request socioeconomic data and dispositional optimism (LOT-R). Resilience and psychological well-being were, respectively, evaluated by the Ryff scale and the Wagnild and Young scale. The results show that older and people with higher educational levels are more optimistic and have better psychological well-being. Well-being is also greater in married, divorced and widowed people and in those who have lived in outdoor spaces. However, those with spaced housing were more optimistic. Finally, it was found that the most optimistic people have better psychological well-being and that this is increased by the mediation process exercised by the ability to overcome adversity, provided age and educational level are controlled. It can be concluded that the design of preventive programs focused on improving strengths, positive emotions and skills in the population would be convenient to protect mental health.

Keywords: dispositional optimism; resilience; psychological wellbeing; COVID-19; confinement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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