A profile analysis of COVID-19 stress-related reactions: The importance of early childhood abuse, psychopathology, and interpersonal relationships.
Child Abuse Negl
; 130(Pt 1): 105442, 2022 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1561458
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is little argument that COVID-19 is potentially highly stressful for many people, however, little research has broken down COVID-19-related distress into different aspects clustering together, and how these clusters differ in terms of the vulnerability of the individuals.OBJECTIVE:
The primary aim of the present study was to identify distinct profiles of individuals' reactions to COVID-19-related stress, and analyze potential differences and risk and protective factors associated with these profiles in relation to childhood abuse, psychopathology, and interpersonal relationships. PARTICIPANTS ANDSETTING:
Data was collected online among a convenience sample of 914 men and women in Israel.METHODS:
A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) for estimating distinct profiles in people's COVID-19-related distress was applied. Next, profiles were compared in childhood abuse, psychopathology, perceived social support and relationship satisfaction.RESULTS:
Five distinct profiles were identified The distressed (23.75%), the worried (38.96%), the financially and socially distressed (15.20%), the caregivers (13.65%), and the untroubled (8.44Profiles in which individuals had more COVID-19 related distress are characterized by more childhood abuse, psychopathology, and less social support and relationship satisfaction.CONCLUSION:
An assessment of the psychological implications of COVID-19 (when screening the population and creating prevention/intervention programs) should take into account the different responses individuals have when facing COVID-19, and their vulnerability, including their history of abuse, psychopathology, social support and relationship satisfaction, so that these programs will be better tailored to each type of distress experienced.Keywords
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Abuse
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COVID-19
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Child Abuse Negl
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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