Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant psychological distress worldwide. It is important to enhance our understanding of the interpersonal and intrapersonal processes that can be addressed to promote psychological well-being after experiencing an adverse event like a pandemic. Therefore, to un...
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| author | Sara Salavati Susan D. Boon Katherine Peloquin Audrey Brassard Marie-France Lafontaine Sarah Beauchemin-Roy Claudia Chiarolanza Ashley K. Randall |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant psychological distress worldwide. It is important to enhance our understanding of the interpersonal and intrapersonal processes that can be addressed to promote psychological well-being after experiencing an adverse event like a pandemic. Therefore, to understand the direct and indirect associations between distress tolerance and diverse psychological outcomes following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we examined whether perceived COVID-19 threat mediates the association between distress tolerance and several psychological outcomes (i.e., psychological well-being, depression, anxiety, and stress). We also investigated whether social support moderates the indirect associations between distress tolerance and these psychological outcomes. We collected online survey data between April and July 2020 from individuals living in Canada (N = 139). Moderated mediation analyses indicated higher distress tolerance was associated with lower perceived COVID-19 threat which in turn was associated with higher psychological well-being, and lower depression and stress. Additionally, social support satisfaction enhanced the indirect association between distress tolerance and psychological well-being. Our findings may inform the design of interventions that promote psychological well-being after the onset of an adversity like the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting distress tolerance, perceived threat, and social support as targets for intervention. Future research should investigate the moderating role of different types of social support on the association between distress tolerance and psychological outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7c0fa52a13444d682067468b5b57b502024-02-08T10:56:15ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships1981-64722023-12-0117227329110.5964/ijpr.10307ijpr.10307Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social SupportSara Salavati0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2907-0873Susan D. Boon1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4366-1100Katherine Peloquin2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-3197Audrey Brassard3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2292-1519Marie-France Lafontaine4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-6326Sarah Beauchemin-Roy5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5572-3658Claudia Chiarolanza6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-4724Ashley K. Randall7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3794-4163Psychology Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaPsychology Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaPsychology Department, Université de Montreal, Montreal, CanadaPsychology Department, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, CanadaSchool of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaPsychology Department, Université de Montreal, Montreal, CanadaDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, University of Rome, Rome, ItalyCounseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USAThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant psychological distress worldwide. It is important to enhance our understanding of the interpersonal and intrapersonal processes that can be addressed to promote psychological well-being after experiencing an adverse event like a pandemic. Therefore, to understand the direct and indirect associations between distress tolerance and diverse psychological outcomes following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we examined whether perceived COVID-19 threat mediates the association between distress tolerance and several psychological outcomes (i.e., psychological well-being, depression, anxiety, and stress). We also investigated whether social support moderates the indirect associations between distress tolerance and these psychological outcomes. We collected online survey data between April and July 2020 from individuals living in Canada (N = 139). Moderated mediation analyses indicated higher distress tolerance was associated with lower perceived COVID-19 threat which in turn was associated with higher psychological well-being, and lower depression and stress. Additionally, social support satisfaction enhanced the indirect association between distress tolerance and psychological well-being. Our findings may inform the design of interventions that promote psychological well-being after the onset of an adversity like the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting distress tolerance, perceived threat, and social support as targets for intervention. Future research should investigate the moderating role of different types of social support on the association between distress tolerance and psychological outcomes.https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.10307distress tolerancesocial supportillness perceptioncovid-19 pandemicpsychological well-beingpsychological symptoms |
| spellingShingle | Sara Salavati Susan D. Boon Katherine Peloquin Audrey Brassard Marie-France Lafontaine Sarah Beauchemin-Roy Claudia Chiarolanza Ashley K. Randall Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships distress tolerance social support illness perception covid-19 pandemic psychological well-being psychological symptoms |
| title | Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support |
| title_full | Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support |
| title_fullStr | Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support |
| title_short | Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived COVID-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support |
| title_sort | examining associations between distress tolerance perceived covid 19 threat and psychological outcomes the moderating role of social support |
| topic | distress tolerance social support illness perception covid-19 pandemic psychological well-being psychological symptoms |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.10307 |
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