Factors impacting resilience as a result of exposure to COVID-19: The ecological resilience model

Anna Panzeri; Marco Bertamini; Sarah Butter; Liat Levita; Jilly Gibson‐Miller; Giulio  Vidotto; Richard  Bentall; Kate M Bennett

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0256041

Factors impacting resilience as a result of exposure to COVID-19: The ecological resilience model

Anna Panzeri
, Marco Bertamini
, Sarah Butter
, Liat Levita
, Jilly Gibson‐Miller
, Giulio Vidotto
, Richard Bentall
, Kate M Bennett

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Abstract

Despite the severe psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, some individuals do not develop high levels of psychological distress and can be termed resilient. Using the ecological resilience model, we examined factors promoting or hindering resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 1034 participants (49.9±16.2 years; females 51.2%) from Italian general population, 70% displayed resilient outcomes and 30% reported moderate-severe anxiety and/or depression. A binary regression model revealed that factors promoting resilience were mostly psychological (e.g., trait resilience, conscientiousness) together with social distancing. Conversely, factors hindering resilience included COVID-19-anxiety, COVID-19-related PTSD symptoms, intolerance of uncertainty, loneliness, living with children, higher education, and living in regions where the virus was starting to spread. In conclusion, the ecological resilience model in the COVID-19 pandemic explained 64% of the variance and identified factors promoting or hindering resilient outcomes. Critically, these findings can inform psychological interventions supporting individuals by strengthening factors associated with resilience.

Original language	English
Article number	e0256041
Pages (from-to)	1-23
Number of pages	23
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	16
Issue number	8
Early online date	18 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256041
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 18 Aug 2021

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Restrictions apply on the public availability of the data due to ethical reasons and license agreements to protect the privacy of participants. The data contains potentially identifying and sensitive personal information. The data is available upon reasonable request to the Ethical Committee of the University of Padua ([email protected]).

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