Meaningfulness protects from and crisis of meaning exacerbates general mental distress longitudinally

Abstract Background Reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic are diverse, and both mental distress and existential crises can arise. The identification of protective and exacerbating factors and their progress over time is therefore highly relevant. The current study examined longitudinal protective effec...

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Main Authors: Tatjana Schnell, Henning Krampe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03921-3