A Cross-National Study of COVID-19 Impact and Future Possibilities Among Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty

被引:17
作者
Lanz, Margherita [1 ]
Sorgente, Angela [1 ]
Vosylis, Rimantas [2 ]
Fonseca, Gabriela [3 ]
Lep, Zan [4 ]
Li, Lijun [5 ]
Crespo, Carla [6 ]
Relvas, Ana Paula [3 ]
Serido, Joyce [5 ]
Zupancic, Maja [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept Psychol, Largo Gemelli 1, I-20123 Milan, MI, Italy
[2] Mykolas Romeris Univ, Inst Psychol, Vilnius, Lithuania
[3] Univ Coimbra, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, Ctr Social Studies, Coimbra, Portugal
[4] Univ Ljubljana, Fac Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
[5] Univ Minnesota Twin Cities, Dept Family Social Sci, Minneapolis, MN USA
[6] Univ Lisbon, Fac Psychol, CICPSI, Lisbon, Portugal
关键词
COVID-19; impact; emerging adulthood; future perception; intolerance of uncertainty; PROSPECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS; SOCIAL ANXIETY; YOUNG-ADULTS; PERCEPTIONS; TRANSITION; DEPRESSION; INVARIANCE; STRESS; MODEL; LABOR;
D O I
10.1177/21676968211046071
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The present research examined the association of perceived impact of COVID-19 on emerging adults' perceptions of their future and the potential mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty on these associations. Specifically, we investigated the associations of perceived financial impact, needed resource impact, and psychological impact on perceptions of future life and financial future. Using online survey data from emerging adults (N = 1768) living in six countries (China, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and USA), we found that the perceived dimension of impact (i.e., finances, needed resources, and psychological) was negatively associated with perceptions of future life and financial future, despite mean level differences by country. The ability to tolerate uncertainty was a significant mediator only for psychological impact. We conclude the article with suggestions for applying our findings in the design of future interventions.
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页码:550 / 565
页数:16
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