Believing Processes during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis

Jolana Wagner-Skacel, Sophie Tietz, Eva Fleischmann, Frederike T. Fellendorf, Susanne A. Bengesser, Melanie Lenger, Eva Z. Reininghaus, Marco Mairinger, Christof Körner, Christoph Pieh, Rüdiger J. Seitz, Hannes Hick, Hans-Ferdinand Angel and Nina Dalkner ()
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Jolana Wagner-Skacel: Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Sophie Tietz: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Eva Fleischmann: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Frederike T. Fellendorf: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Susanne A. Bengesser: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Melanie Lenger: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Eva Z. Reininghaus: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Marco Mairinger: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Christof Körner: Department of Psychology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
Christoph Pieh: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Continuous Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria
Rüdiger J. Seitz: Department of Neurology, Centre of Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, Medical Faculty, LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40625 Düsseldorf, Germany
Hannes Hick: Institute of Machine Components and Methods of Development, University of Technology Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
Hans-Ferdinand Angel: Department of Catechetics and Religious Education, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
Nina Dalkner: Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: Cognition, emotion, emotional regulation, and believing play a special role in psychosocial functioning, especially in times of crisis. So far, little is known about the process of believing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to examine the process of believing (using the Model of Credition) and the associated psychosocial strain/stress during the first lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey via LimeSurvey was conducted using the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and a dedicated Believing Questionnaire, which assesses four parameters of credition (propositions, certainty, emotion, mightiness) between April and June, 2020, in Austria. In total, n = 156 mentally healthy participants completed all questionnaires. Negative credition parameters were associated with higher global symptom load (from BSI-18): narratives: r = 0.29, p < 0.001; emotions r = 0.39, p < 0.001. These findings underline the importance of credition as a link between cognition and emotion and their impact on psychosocial functioning and stress regulation in implementing novel strategies to promote mental health.

Keywords: COVID-19; cognition; emotion; credition; psychosocial functioning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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