COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience

Regardt J. Ferreira, Fred Buttell and Clare Cannon
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Regardt J. Ferreira: Tulane School of Social Work, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Fred Buttell: Tulane School of Social Work, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Clare Cannon: Department of Social Work, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 16, 1-11

Abstract: COVID-19 is a pandemic event not seen in a century. This research aims to determine important predictors of resilience towards the COVID 19/Coronavirus Pandemic. This study uses a cross-sectional design, with purposive snowball sampling, for primary survey data collected over 10 weeks starting the first week in April 2020. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire on demographics and behavioral factors. Resilience was assessed using the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and perceived stress was assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale. 374 adults participated in the survey. OLS regression was performed to determine key associations among demographic variables, resilience measures, and perceived stress brought on by COVID-19. Age and education were statistically significantly positively associated with resilience, while English as a second language was significantly negatively associated. Participants who reported needing help from family and neighbors, total number of days in lockdown, and higher perceived stress were all significantly negatively associated with resilience. This study adds to immediate predictors of individual resilience to the ongoing infectious disease catastrophe created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: resilience; social vulnerability; COVID-19; disasters; infectious disease (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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