Existential isolation and psychological distress during COVID-19: The role of loneliness and resilient coping in Canadian help-seeking men.

Sharp, P; Kealy, D; Rice, SM; Seidler, ZE; Oliffe, JL; Ogrodniczuk, JS

Existential isolation and psychological distress during COVID-19: The role of loneliness and resilient coping in Canadian help-seeking men.

Sharp, P

Kealy, D Rice, SM Seidler, ZE Oliffe, JL Ogrodniczuk, JS

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Affect Disord, 2023, 324, pp. 279-285
Issue Date:: 2023-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sharp, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-3181
dc.contributor.author	Kealy, D
dc.contributor.author	Rice, SM
dc.contributor.author	Seidler, ZE
dc.contributor.author	Oliffe, JL
dc.contributor.author	Ogrodniczuk, JS
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-18T03:17:24Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-23
dc.date.available	2024-01-18T03:17:24Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03-01
dc.identifier.citation	J Affect Disord, 2023, 324, pp. 279-285
dc.identifier.issn	0165-0327
dc.identifier.issn	1573-2517
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174760
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on men's lives. Investigating specific constructs and pathways related to men's mental health outcomes may help to more fully understand the short and long-term impact of the pandemic and illuminate opportunities to better promote men's mental health. In this study, we assessed the mediating effect of loneliness on the relationship between existential isolation and psychological distress, and the moderating effect of resilient coping on that relationship. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included a sample of help-seeking Canadian men in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 434). Participants completed measures of existential isolation, loneliness, resilient coping, and psychological distress. A moderated mediation analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Over half (54 %) of the participants reported psychological distress in a clinical range. Findings indicated that loneliness was a significant mediator in the association between existential isolation and psychological distress. Furthermore, findings revealed that resilient coping moderated the relationship between loneliness and psychological distress, such that men who were low on resilient coping experienced the greatest effect on psychological distress. LIMITATIONS: The employed mediation analyses were cross-sectional in nature, limiting any firm conclusions regarding causality. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to reduce psychological distress may be targeted at decreasing men's experiences of existential isolation or improving resilient coping. Consideration should be given to contextual factors related to COVID-19 as well as men's preferences for help-seeking and mental health support.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation.ispartof	J Affect Disord
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.133
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Psychiatry
dc.subject.classification	32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	42 Health sciences
dc.subject.classification	52 Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Loneliness
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Canada
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Distress
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Loneliness
dc.subject.mesh	Canada
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Distress
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Loneliness
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Canada
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Distress
dc.title	Existential isolation and psychological distress during COVID-19: The role of loneliness and resilient coping in Canadian help-seeking men.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	324
utslib.location.activity	Netherlands
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-18T03:17:17Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	324

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on men's lives. Investigating specific constructs and pathways related to men's mental health outcomes may help to more fully understand the short and long-term impact of the pandemic and illuminate opportunities to better promote men's mental health. In this study, we assessed the mediating effect of loneliness on the relationship between existential isolation and psychological distress, and the moderating effect of resilient coping on that relationship. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included a sample of help-seeking Canadian men in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 434). Participants completed measures of existential isolation, loneliness, resilient coping, and psychological distress. A moderated mediation analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Over half (54 %) of the participants reported psychological distress in a clinical range. Findings indicated that loneliness was a significant mediator in the association between existential isolation and psychological distress. Furthermore, findings revealed that resilient coping moderated the relationship between loneliness and psychological distress, such that men who were low on resilient coping experienced the greatest effect on psychological distress. LIMITATIONS: The employed mediation analyses were cross-sectional in nature, limiting any firm conclusions regarding causality. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to reduce psychological distress may be targeted at decreasing men's experiences of existential isolation or improving resilient coping. Consideration should be given to contextual factors related to COVID-19 as well as men's preferences for help-seeking and mental health support.

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