Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress during lockdown due to COVID‐19

Jose A. Rodas; Maria F. Jara‐Rizzo; Ciara M. Greene; Rodrigo Moreta‐Herrera; Daniel Oleas

doi:10.1002/ijop.12818

journal article Open Access Nov 07, 2021

Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress during lockdown due to COVID‐19

Jose A. Rodas

Maria F. Jara‐Rizzo

Ciara M. Greene

Rodrigo Moreta‐Herrera

Daniel Oleas

International Journal of Psychology Vol. 57 No. 3 pp. 315-324 · Wiley

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Abstract

Several governments have implemented strict measures to reduce the spread of COVID‐19, such as lockdown measures. However, these measures have brought negative consequences at an individual level by exacerbating the psychological distress caused by the pandemic. We evaluated the role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) on the levels of anxiety and depression during the lockdown in a sample of 663 Spanish‐speaking adults, while controlling for variables related to social support, hobbies, seeking information related to COVID‐19, perceived risk of infection, time of assessment, number of deaths and contagions during the assessment and age. Using multiple regression analyses with a stepwise model selection procedure, 29% of the variance in anxiety and 38% of the variance of depression were found to be predicted by specific CERS. The impact of CERS on anxiety and depression was moderated by the sex of participants and the time of assessment, indicating that CERS did not have the same protective or harmful effects in all participants and situations. Based on our results, recommendations are provided for improving coping with stressful events where lockdown measures are taken.

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Published: Nov 07, 2021
Vol/Issue: 57(3)
Pages: 315-324
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Authors

J

Jose A. Rodas

Universidad de Guayaquil, Faculty of Psychological Sciences University of Guayaquil, Cdla. Universitaria Universidad de Guayaquil Guayaquil Ecuador; School of Psychology University College Dublin Dublin Ireland

M

Maria F. Jara‐Rizzo

Universidad de Guayaquil, Faculty of Psychological Sciences University of Guayaquil, Cdla. Universitaria Universidad de Guayaquil Guayaquil Ecuador

C

Ciara M. Greene

School of Psychology University College Dublin Dublin Ireland

R

Rodrigo Moreta‐Herrera

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Ambato Ecuador; Faculty of Psychology Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid Spain

D

Daniel Oleas

Faculty of Marketing and Comunication Universidad Ecotec Samborondón Ecuador

Cite This Article

Jose A. Rodas, Maria F. Jara‐Rizzo, Ciara M. Greene, et al. (2021). Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress during lockdown due to COVID‐19. International Journal of Psychology, 57(3), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12818

Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress during lockdown due to COVID‐19

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