Sense of Coherence and COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study

• Published in: The journal of psychology Vol. 155; no. 7; pp. 657 - 677
• Main Authors: Danioni, Francesca, Sorgente, Angela, Barni, Daniela, Canzi, Elena, Ferrari, Laura, Ranieri, Sonia, Iafrate, Raffaella, Regalia, Camillo, Rosnati, Rosa, Lanz, Margherita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Provincetown Routledge 2021; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Longitudinal studies; Mental health; Pandemics; Repeated Measures Latent Profile Analysis (RMLPA); salutogenic approach; Self report; Sense of coherence; Time use; Within-subjects design

The strong restrictive measures adopted in 2020 against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy have deeply affected the general population's mental health. In the current longitudinal study, we specifically focus on sense of coherence (SOC), both in terms of comprehensibility/manageabilit...