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Affirming Basic Psychological Needs Promotes Mental Well-Being During the Covid-19 Outbreak

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ID21209359
AuthorsKatarzyna Cantarero (0000-0003-2720-484X, University of Essex, corresponding author), Wijnand A P Van Tilburg (0000-0002-9724-0603, University of Essex), Ewelina Smoktunowicz (0000-0002-1748-3876, Uniwersytet SWPS)
Year2021
Volume12
Issue5
Pages821-828
Publication date2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1948550620942708
OpenAlexW3045138082
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited30

We tested if challenges to basic psychological needs (BPN) for autonomy, competence, and relatedness during the COVID-19 pandemic undermine people’s mental well-being. Furthermore, we tested if an intervention, affirmation of these psychological needs, enhances mental well-being. Results of Study 1 ( N = 153) showed that higher levels of satisfaction of BPN were related to higher well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak. In Study 2 ( N = 215), we employed an online intervention enhancing these BPN. We found increased mental well-being through bolstered relatedness in particular. The intervention also decreased perceived stress. Both studies showed that mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic is positively related to the ability to work as usual and the number of people contacted via phone or internet but not in person

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Autonomy · Disease · Mental health · Outbreak · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological well-being · Psychotherapist · Well-being · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works30
Citations per year6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
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