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    The study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public mental health and the buffering effect of sense of coherence (SOC). A sample of 1,591 Europeans were surveyed before and after the pandemic onset on psychopathology symptoms and SOC. While overall psychopathology symptoms did not change significantly, 10% met criteria for COVID-19-related distress. Latent change score modeling identified a high-stress group with increased symptoms and decreased SOC, and a low-stress group with the reverse pattern. Pre-pandemic SOC and psychopathology levels predicted respective post-pandemic changes, and those with low pre-pandemic SOC showed more increased psychopathology. Thus, SOC training may increase resilience to stress

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    The study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public mental health and the buffering effect of sense of coherence (SOC). A sample of 1,591 Europeans were surveyed before and after the pandemic onset on psychopathology symptoms and SOC. While overall psychopathology symptoms did not change significantly, 10% met criteria for COVID-19-related distress. Latent change score modeling identified a high-stress group with increased symptoms and decreased SOC, and a low-stress group with the reverse pattern. Pre-pandemic SOC and psychopathology levels predicted respective post-pandemic changes, and those with low pre-pandemic SOC showed more increased psychopathology. Thus, SOC training may increase resilience to stress

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    The study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public mental health and the buffering effect of sense of coherence (SOC). A sample of 1,591 Europeans were surveyed before and after the pandemic onset on psychopathology symptoms and SOC. While overall psychopathology symptoms did not change significantly, 10% met criteria for COVID-19-related distress. Latent change score modeling identified a high-stress group with increased symptoms and decreased SOC, and a low-stress group with the reverse pattern. Pre-pandemic SOC and psychopathology levels predicted respective post-pandemic changes, and those with low pre-pandemic SOC showed more increased psychopathology. Thus, SOC training may increase resilience to stress

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    Cherylou Mejorada

    Impact of COVID-19 on Public Mental Health and the Buffering

    Effect of a Sense of Coherence (Schafer et al.,2020)

    The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is said to have had a


    significant influence on mental health. Prospective studies, on the other hand, are still
    lacking. Furthermore, it is critical to determine which factors influence the stress
    response to the pandemic. Previously, sense of coherence (SOC) was identified as a
    key resistance component. The goal of this prospective study was to examine the
    mental health impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and the ability of pre-outbreak SOC
    levels to predict changes in psychopathology types.

    A European sample (n = 1,591) was tested for types of psychopathologies and


    SOC before and after the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as post-outbreak COVID-19-
    related traumatic distress in this study. Latent change score (BLCS) modeling was used
    to investigate changes in psychopathological symptoms prior to and after the outbreak,
    as well as the ability of SOC to predict possible sign changes.

    Psychopathological symptoms did not change overall. Individual respondents, on


    the other hand, showed a clinically significant rise in psychopathological symptoms, with
    10% meeting cut-off criteria for COVID-19-related traumatic distress. It revealed a high-
    stress group with a rise in psychopathological symptoms and a decrease in SOC, and a
    low-stress group with the reverse pattern using BLCS modeling. SOC and
    psychopathological symptom levels prior to the outbreak predicted changes in SOC and
    psychopathological symptoms. Even though the majority of respondents' mental health
    was steady, a subset of participants with low SOC displayed increased psychopathic
    personality indicators from pre- to post-outbreak. As a result, SOC training may be a
    viable method of increasing stress resilience.

    My thoughts on this research profoundly revolved around the difference of


    circumstances I have experienced before the pandemic and today’s situation that
    triggered the stress factors in our lives. It doubled the inconveniences that we continue
    to experience. The fear of getting the virus, losing a loved one, not being able to go out,
    problems with work matter, and lack of food supply are only a few of the stress causes
    we have suffered in this pandemic. These threats cause a sudden pause in our daily
    lives. From the stress of not getting a cab to no means of transportation at all and being
    late at school to struggles of having a nice gadget for online classes. It feels like our
    freedom is fading away from our palms; it was all depressing, mentally draining, and
    physically exhausting.

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