TY - JOUR
T1 - Core self-evaluations as resilience and risk factors of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Shiloh, Shoshana
AU - Peleg, Shira
AU - Nudelman, Gabriel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In view of the grave consequences of distress reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic, this study investigated CSE (Core Self-evaluations)–internal/external health locus of control, generalized self-efficacy and trait optimism–and intolerance of uncertainty as potential correlates of distress reactions. We conducted an online questionnaire-based cross-sectional study with 422 Israeli respondents. Pandemic-related distress was defined by perceived stress, negative and positive affect, and worries. Predictors were: health locus of control, generalized self-efficacy, trait optimism, and intolerance of uncertainty. The findings show that CSEs and intolerance of uncertainty added between 11% (to perceived stress) and 22% (to negative affect) of explained variance beyond the background variables. Specifically, higher trait optimism and generalized self-efficacy were associated with less distress, and greater intolerance of uncertainty was correlated with higher distress. In conclusion, the CSE framework is useful for explaining psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond their theoretical contribution, the findings may have practical implications for increasing resilience and ameliorating distress during a pandemic.
AB - In view of the grave consequences of distress reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic, this study investigated CSE (Core Self-evaluations)–internal/external health locus of control, generalized self-efficacy and trait optimism–and intolerance of uncertainty as potential correlates of distress reactions. We conducted an online questionnaire-based cross-sectional study with 422 Israeli respondents. Pandemic-related distress was defined by perceived stress, negative and positive affect, and worries. Predictors were: health locus of control, generalized self-efficacy, trait optimism, and intolerance of uncertainty. The findings show that CSEs and intolerance of uncertainty added between 11% (to perceived stress) and 22% (to negative affect) of explained variance beyond the background variables. Specifically, higher trait optimism and generalized self-efficacy were associated with less distress, and greater intolerance of uncertainty was correlated with higher distress. In conclusion, the CSE framework is useful for explaining psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond their theoretical contribution, the findings may have practical implications for increasing resilience and ameliorating distress during a pandemic.
KW - COVID-19
KW - core self-evaluations
KW - pandemic
KW - psychological distress
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85123834330&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13548506.2022.2030480
DO - 10.1080/13548506.2022.2030480
M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.contributiontojournal.article???
C2 - 35073806
AN - SCOPUS:85123834330
SN - 1354-8506
VL - 28
SP - 95
EP - 109
JO - Psychology, Health and Medicine
JF - Psychology, Health and Medicine
IS - 1
ER -