Psychological resources against the traumatic experience of COVID-19

• DOI: 10.36131/cn20200210
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01
• Authors: Mariagrazia Di Gi...; Angelo Gemignani; Ciro Conversano
• Keywords: COVID-19, DMRS-SR-30, pandemic outbreak, defense mechanism, mindfulness practice, traumatic experiences; 03 medical and health sciences; Defense Mechanism; 0302 clinical medicine; COVID-19; Settore M-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA; DMRS-SR-30

Psychological resources, such as defense mechanism and mindfulness practice, can mediate the individual reaction to traumatic experiences as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. A novel self-reported measure based on the DMRS (DMRS-SR-30), has been developed with the aim of assessing potential adaptive defensive strategies against the traumatic experience of COVID-19. Preliminary validation of the DMRS-SR-30 showed good internal consistency in both overall defensive functioning and subscales. Combining adaptive defense mechanisms and mindfulness practice could prevent psychological distress due to the effect of COVID-19 losses and quarantining.