Gloomy and out of control? Consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on momentary optimism in daily lives of adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21622964 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larissa L Wieczorek (0000-0002-1281-4939, Universität Hamburg, corresponding author), Eva Bleckmann (0000-0003-2942-3114, Universität Hamburg), Naemi D Brandt (0000-0003-1221-9117, Universität Hamburg), Jenny Wagner (0000-0001-7507-9620, Universität Hamburg) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 13089-13099 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-022-03313-6 |
| PMID | 35789628 |
| OpenAlex | W4283526258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 50 |
In the global COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents are regarded as especially burdened due to school closures and leisure activities being banned, often reducing peer contacts to zero. Experiencing restrictions while being uninvolved in decision-making processes left them with little control over their daily lives. Meanwhile, research highlights that optimism can act as a buffer against the impact of daily hassles and is considered an important resource for mental health. To understand the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents' lives, this study examined how momentary perceived control and perceived personal and societal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic relate to momentary optimism. Using experience-sampling data from N = 242 ( M age = 15.89; 86% female) adolescents assessed during the second pandemic wave in Germany, multilevel modeling revealed positive associations between adolescents’ momentary perceived control and their momentary optimism at both the within- and between-person level. Additionally, perceived consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic showed specific associations with momentary optimism: Whereas perceived societal consequences were directly related to lower momentary optimism, perceived personal consequences strengthened the relationship between momentary perceived control and optimism. These findings highlight the role of perceived control as an important resource for optimism both as a general tendency and within specific situations in daily life. This way, our results may shed light on how to support adolescent optimism during states of emergency, such as a worldwide pandemic
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Developmental psychology · Disease · Optimism · Outbreak · Pandemic · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |