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The potential of psychological connectedness

Mitigating the impacts of Covid‐19 through sense of community and community resilience

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ID11042402
AuthorsT Mannarini (0000-0003-3683-8035, Department of History Society and Human Studies ‐ Applied Psychology Lab University of Salento Lecce Italy, corresponding author), Marco Rizzo (0000-0003-2274-4775, Department of Psychology University of Torino Torino Italy), Anne E Brodsky (0000-0001-7731-505X, Department of Psychology University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore Maryland USA), Sara L Buckingham (0000-0001-5809-0764, Department of Psychology University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska USA), Jenny Zhao (0000-0003-1806-7601, Department of Psychology University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore Maryland USA), A Rochira (0000-0003-4240-5076, Department of History Society and Human Studies ‐ Applied Psychology Lab University of Salento Lecce Italy), Angela Fedi (0000-0003-2661-6797, Department of Psychology University of Torino Torino Italy)
Year2022
Volume50
Issue5
Pages2273-2289
Publication date2022-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22775
PMID34913170
OpenAlexW4200225292
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited81

The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of relationships connecting sense of community (SOC) and community resilience with psychological wellbeing, via the mediation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacts on life domains. Survey data were collected from an international sample of adults (n = 824) during the COVID-19 outbreak (June-September 2020). Using a structural equation model, we tested a mediation model to identify the associations between SOC and community resilience with the perceived impacts of the emergency situation and with psychological wellbeing. Results revealed that SOC mitigated the impacts of COVID-19 on multiple life domains, and it was also positively associated with wellbeing. Community resilience was correlated with SOC and wellbeing but showed no significant relationship with COVID-19 impacts. The findings support that SOC has a protective function and can contribute to mitigating the impacts of difficult life situations. SOC can also be leveraged as an intervention aimed at protecting the wellbeing of people and communities, particularly in times of crisiss.

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Community resilience · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Sense of community · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Social connectedness · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Virology

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