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      The Relationship Between Individual, Social And National Coping Resources And Mental Health During The Covid-19 Pandemic In The Netherlands

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          Abstract

          BACKGROUND

          The COVID-19 pandemic has a potential negative impact on mental health. Adopting the salutogenic model of health, this study examined the predictive value of personal (sense of coherence), social (social support, trust in institutions), and national (sense of national coherence) resources for mental health in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic.

          PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE

          An online survey was administered in the Netherlands ( N = 622) in April 2020. A multiple regression analysis was performed to test the predictive value of the resources for mental health.

          RESULTS

          Mental health was significantly predicted by the sense of coherence, social support and sense of national coherence, but not by trust in institutions. The results showed that personal and social resources were most strongly related to mental health.

          CONCLUSIONS

          The results suggest that mental health is predicted by various resources. Hence, strengthening resources seems vital in promoting mental health in times of crisis.

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          The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health

          The current outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus infection among humans in Wuhan (China) and its spreading around the globe is heavily impacting on the global health and mental health. Despite all resources employed to counteract the spreading of the virus, additional global strategies are needed to handle the related mental health issues. Published articles concerning mental health related to the COVID-19 outbreak and other previous global infections have been considered and reviewed. This outbreak is leading to additional health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear globally. Collective concerns influence daily behaviors, economy, prevention strategies and decision-making from policy makers, health organizations and medical centers, which can weaken strategies of COVID-19 control and lead to more morbidity and mental health needs at global level.
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            Mental Illness and/or Mental Health? Investigating Axioms of the Complete State Model of Health.

            A continuous assessment and a categorical diagnosis of the presence (i.e., flourishing) and the absence (i.e., languishing) of mental health were proposed and applied to the Midlife in the United States study data, a nationally representative sample of adults between the ages of 25 and 74 years (N = 3,032). Confirmatory factor analyses supported the hypothesis that measures of mental health (i.e., emotional, psychological, and social well-being) and mental illness (i.e., major depressive episode, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and alcohol dependence) constitute separate correlated unipolar dimensions. The categorical diagnosis yielded an estimate of 18.0% flourishing and, when cross-tabulated with the mental disorders, an estimate of 16.6% with complete mental health. Completely mentally healthy adults reported the fewest health limitations of activities of daily living, the fewest missed days of work, the fewest half-day work cutbacks, and the healthiest psychosocial functioning (low helplessness, clear life goals, high resilience, and high intimacy). (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved.
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              Antonovsky's sense of coherence scale and the relation with health: a systematic review.

              The aim of this paper is to synthesise empirical findings on the salutogenic concept sense of coherence (SOC) and examine its capacity to explain health and its dimensions. The study is descriptive and analytical with a systematic integration of the contemporary knowledge base on the salutogenic research published 1992-2003. The review includes 458 scientific publications and 13 doctoral theses. Worldwide, based on postgraduate scientific publications in eight authorised databases, doctoral theses, and available books. SOC is strongly related to perceived health, especially mental health. The stronger the SOC the better the perceived health in general, at least for those with an initial high SOC. This relation is manifested in study populations regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, nationality, and study design. SOC seems to have a main, moderating or mediating role in the explanation of health. Furthermore, the SOC seems to be able to predict health. SOC is an important contributor for the development and maintenance of people's health but does not alone explain the overall health. SOC seems to be a health promoting resource, which strengthens resilience and develops a positive subjective state of health. Salutogenesis is a valuable approach for health promotion and would be worth to implement in practice much more than to date.
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                Role: Study design, Data collection, Statistical analysis, Data interpretation, Manuscript preparation, Literature search
                Role: Study design, Data collection, Data interpretation, Manuscript preparation, Literature search
                Role: Study design, Data collection, Data interpretation, Manuscript preparation, Literature search
                Journal
                Health Psychol Rep
                Health Psychol Rep
                HPR
                Health Psychology Report
                Termedia Publishing House
                2353-4184
                2353-5571
                16 September 2020
                2021
                : 9
                : 2
                : 186-192
                Affiliations
                [1]Health and Society, Social Sciences Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
                Author notes
                CORRESPONDING AUTHOR – Sabina Super, Ph.D., Health and Society, Social Sciences Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands, e-mail: sabina.super@ 123456wur.nl
                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-1953
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6978-9909
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8122-676X
                Article
                126993
                10.5114/hpr.2020.99028
                10687525
                38084283
                1ab01ff2-f912-478a-9dd6-99ac22c4933a
                Copyright © Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)

                History
                : 19 May 2020
                : 10 August 2020
                : 28 August 2020
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                salutogenesis,psychology,health promotion,pandemic
                salutogenesis, psychology, health promotion, pandemic

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