Psychological Perspectives on COVID-19

Sara Hosseini-Nezhad, Saba Safdar (), Pegah Hosseini-Nezhad and Lan Anh Nguyen Luu ()
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Sara Hosseini-Nezhad: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Saba Safdar: University of Guelph
Pegah Hosseini-Nezhad: Semmelweis Medical University (SOTE)
Lan Anh Nguyen Luu: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Chapter Chapter 14 in Socioeconomic Dynamics of the COVID-19 Crisis, 2022, pp 291-325 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Background: A considerable quantity of research supports the findings that the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced individuals’ psychological wellbeing and behaviours. Purpose: This chapter aims to provide an overview of some of the current studies examining psychological responses of various groups across cultures in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic employing the behavioural immune system (BIS) framework and terror management theory (TMT) as a theoretical lens. Methodology: Online databases are used to conduct a literature review of some of the studies carried out during the global pandemic between 2019 and 2021. Results: The pandemic has had an overall detrimental effect on everyone to some extent, with a disproportionate impact on more vulnerable populations. Conclusion and Recommendation: People continue to cope with the death anxiety from the perspective of the TMT and are driven to avoid pathogens from the BIS viewpoint in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, given the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on vulnerable groups, it is recommended that societies prioritize equity-oriented public health measures to ensure the population’s future wellbeing.

Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Mental health; Pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89996-7_14

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