How Having a Clear Why Can Help Us Cope With Almost Anything: Meaningful Well-Being and the COVID-19 Pandemic in México

• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648069
• Publication Date: 2021-05-21T04:55:05Z
• Authors: Angelica Quiroga-...; Ana C. Cepeda-Lopez; Sofía Villarreal ...; Victor E. Villalo...; David F. Carreno; Nikolett Eisenbeck
• Keywords: Distancing; Well-Being

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in an increase known risk factors for mental health problems. Mexico adopted lockdown and physical distancing as a containment strategy with potential consequences on day to life, such social isolation, loss of income loneliness that can have important terms health. Objective: We aimed examine the effect initial phases COVID-19 pandemic psychological distress, well-being perceived among Mexican-base respondents whether coping strategies would play intermediating role relation these variables. Under Existential Positive Psychology perspective, emphasis was made meaning-centered coping. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted between April 30 June 16th 2020 604 Mexicans-base which 471 were women 132 men. Data collected by using online questionnaires. Psychological distress measured Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21). The Brief COPE Inventory used assess problem-focused emotion-focused strategies. also Meaning-Centered Coping (MCCS). PERMA-Profiler well-being, health, loneliness. Profiler Descriptive analyses bivariate linear regression performed association Results: 45.9% participants reported moderate extremely severe distress. Our results demonstrate positively related whereas negatively associated Furthermore, played negative while buffered influence (completely standardized indirect = –0.01, SE: 0.012, 95% CI [−0.065; −0.017]. Conclusion: Meaning-centered found suppress sensation decreased corroborating critical meaning life promoting well-being. Future studies further value protective factor against during traumatic events. Findings this be orient policies interventions alleviate suffering midst pandemic.