'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused widespread emotional distress. The current study sought to ascertain the impact of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude. The COVID-19 Stress Scale, COVID-19 Quality of Life Scale, and Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Scale were administered...
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| author | Ang, Chin-Siang Arul Anand Eric Lucio Erucio Das s/o A. Sudha Ann Nancy |
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| author_facet | Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Ang, Chin-Siang Arul Anand Eric Lucio Erucio Das s/o A. Sudha Ann Nancy |
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| description | The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused widespread emotional distress. The current study sought to ascertain the impact of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude. The COVID-19 Stress Scale, COVID-19 Quality of Life Scale, and Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Scale were administered to 199 Singaporeans. Data were collected online using convenience sampling between December 2020 and March 2021. Pearson correlations and hierarchical regression analyses were used to test the research hypotheses. The results showed that fear of spreading SARSCoV2 by foreigners was the most stressful fear among Singaporeans (M = 2.59), while traumatic stress by COVID-19 was the least stressful fear (M = 0.16). COVID stress syndrome was positively correlated with negative quality of life (r ranged from .25 to .66) and negatively correlated with gratitude (r ranged from -.29 to -.14). Xenophobia was also found to be the most influential factor in reducing quality of life (β = .52) and gratitude (β = -.37) during the pandemic. Study findings demonstrate how COVID-19 increases Singaporeans' xenophobic attitudes towards foreigners, making them more vulnerable to the pandemic. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1627502022-11-08T01:17:37Z 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults Ang, Chin-Siang Arul Anand Eric Lucio Erucio Das s/o A. Sudha Ann Nancy Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Centre for Population Health Sciences Science::Medicine COVID Stress Syndrome Gratitude The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused widespread emotional distress. The current study sought to ascertain the impact of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude. The COVID-19 Stress Scale, COVID-19 Quality of Life Scale, and Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Scale were administered to 199 Singaporeans. Data were collected online using convenience sampling between December 2020 and March 2021. Pearson correlations and hierarchical regression analyses were used to test the research hypotheses. The results showed that fear of spreading SARSCoV2 by foreigners was the most stressful fear among Singaporeans (M = 2.59), while traumatic stress by COVID-19 was the least stressful fear (M = 0.16). COVID stress syndrome was positively correlated with negative quality of life (r ranged from .25 to .66) and negatively correlated with gratitude (r ranged from -.29 to -.14). Xenophobia was also found to be the most influential factor in reducing quality of life (β = .52) and gratitude (β = -.37) during the pandemic. Study findings demonstrate how COVID-19 increases Singaporeans' xenophobic attitudes towards foreigners, making them more vulnerable to the pandemic. 2022-11-08T01:17:37Z 2022-11-08T01:17:37Z 2022 Journal Article Ang, C. & Arul Anand Eric Lucio Erucio Das s/o A. Sudha Ann Nancy (2022). 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults. Current Psychology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02560-3 1046-1310 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162750 10.1007/s12144-021-02560-3 35068903 2-s2.0-85123205487 en Current Psychology © 2021 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Science::Medicine COVID Stress Syndrome Gratitude Ang, Chin-Siang Arul Anand Eric Lucio Erucio Das s/o A. Sudha Ann Nancy 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults |
| title | 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults |
| title_full | 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults |
| title_fullStr | 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults |
| title_short | 'Dirty foreigners' are to blame for COVID-19: impacts of COVID stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among Singaporean adults |
| title_sort | dirty foreigners are to blame for covid 19 impacts of covid stress syndrome on quality of life and gratitude among singaporean adults |
| topic | Science::Medicine COVID Stress Syndrome Gratitude |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162750 |
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