Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rui Sun; Alisa Balabanova; Claude Julien Bajada; Yang Liu; Mariia Kriuchok; Silja-Riin Voolma; Mirna Đurić; Claude-Hélène Mayer; Maria Constantinou; Mariam Chichua; Chengcheng Li; Ashley Foster-Estwick; Kurt Borg; Carin Hill; Rishabh Kaushal; Ketaki Diwan; Valeria Vitale; Tiarah Engels; Rabiah Aminudin; Irina Ursu; Tengku Nila Fadhlia; Yi-Jung Wu; Lusanda Sekaja; Milad Hadchity; Anita Deak; Shahira Sharaf; Pau Figueras; Anthony Kaziboni; Aoife Whiston; Kalliopi Ioumpa; Alfredo Montelongo; Lisanne Pauw; Gabriela Pavarini; Evgeniya Vedernikova; TuongVan Vu; Lauri Nummenmaa; Yong-Qi Cong; Milica Nikolic; Andrea Olguin; Wai Kai Hou; Jacob Israelashvili; Hyunjin J Koo; Samaneh Khademi; Chinwendu G Ukachukwu; Damian Omari Juma; Roza G Kamiloğlu; Akerke Makhmud; Peter Sigurdson Lunga; Carlotta Rieble; Muhammad Rizwan; Mai Helmy; Laura Vuillier; Kunalan Manokara; Enzo Cáceres Quezada; Delgermend Tserendamba; Michiko Yoshie; Amy H Du; Kumba Philip-Joe; Pála Björk Kúld; Kalifa Damani; Annabella Osei-Tutu; Disa Sauter

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Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rui Sun, Alisa Balabanova, Claude Julien Bajada, Yang Liu, Mariia Kriuchok, Silja-Riin Voolma, Mirna Đurić, Claude-Hélène Mayer, Maria Constantinou, Mariam Chichua, …

Emotion (Washington, D.C.), Vol.24(2), pp.397-411

01/03/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001235

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PMID: 37616109

Abstract

COVID-19

Humans

Pandemics

Prospective Studies

Psychological Well-Being

Emotions

The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological well-being, but how can we predict when people suffer or cope during sustained stress? Here, we test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are differently linked to psychological well-being during the pandemic. Study 1 used survey data collected from 24,221 participants in 51 countries during the COVID-19 outbreak. We show that, across countries, well-being is linked to individuals' recent emotional experiences, including calm, hope, anxiety, loneliness, and sadness. Consistent results are found in two age, sex, and ethnicity-representative samples in the United Kingdom ( = 971) and the United States ( = 961) with preregistered analyses (Study 2). A prospective 30-day daily diary study conducted in the United Kingdom ( = 110) confirms the key role of these five emotions and demonstrates that emotional experiences precede changes in well-being (Study 3). Our findings highlight differential relationships between specific types of momentary emotional experiences and well-being and point to the cultivation of calm and hope as candidate routes for well-being interventions during periods of sustained stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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Title: Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Creators - without role: Rui Sun - Decision Research
Alisa Balabanova - University of Amsterdam
Claude Julien Bajada - University of Malta
Yang Liu - University of Maryland, College Park
Mariia Kriuchok - National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy
Silja-Riin Voolma - University of Tartu
Mirna Đurić - University of Amsterdam
Claude-Hélène Mayer - Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg
Maria Constantinou - University of Cyprus
Mariam Chichua - Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
Chengcheng Li - University of Amsterdam
Ashley Foster-Estwick - George Institute for Global Health
Kurt Borg - University of Malta
Carin Hill - Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg
Rishabh Kaushal - Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
Ketaki Diwan - Tilburg University
Valeria Vitale - Sapienza University of Rome
Tiarah Engels - University of Amsterdam
Rabiah Aminudin - International Islamic University Malaysia
Irina Ursu
Tengku Nila Fadhlia - University of Amsterdam
Yi-Jung Wu - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lusanda Sekaja - Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg
Milad Hadchity - University of Amsterdam
Anita Deak - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shahira Sharaf - University of Amsterdam
Pau Figueras - Queen Mary University of London
Anthony Kaziboni - Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
Aoife Whiston - University of Limerick
Kalliopi Ioumpa - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Alfredo Montelongo - University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College
Lisanne Pauw - Utrecht University
Gabriela Pavarini - Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities
Evgeniya Vedernikova - Tilburg University
TuongVan Vu - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Lauri Nummenmaa - Turku PET Centre
Yong-Qi Cong - University of Amsterdam
Milica Nikolic - University of Amsterdam
Andrea Olguin - University of Cambridge
Wai Kai Hou - University of Amsterdam
Jacob Israelashvili - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hyunjin J Koo - University of Amsterdam
Samaneh Khademi - Radboud University Nijmegen
Chinwendu G Ukachukwu - University of Amsterdam
Damian Omari Juma - University of Amsterdam
Roza G Kamiloğlu - University of Amsterdam
Akerke Makhmud - Durham University
Peter Sigurdson Lunga - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Carlotta Rieble - University of Amsterdam
Muhammad Rizwan - University of Haripur
Mai Helmy - Sultan Qaboos University
Laura Vuillier - Bournemouth University
Kunalan Manokara - University of Amsterdam
Enzo Cáceres Quezada - University of Amsterdam
Delgermend Tserendamba - National Psychological Centre in Mongolia
Michiko Yoshie - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Amy H Du - University of Amsterdam
Kumba Philip-Joe - Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Pála Björk Kúld - University of Amsterdam
Kalifa Damani - EdTech Hub
Annabella Osei-Tutu - University of Ghana
Disa Sauter - University of Amsterdam
Publication Details: Emotion (Washington, D.C.), Vol.24(2), pp.397-411
Identifiers: 9936708207691
Publication Details: 1528-3542
Academic Unit: Department of Psychology; Faculty of Humanities; University of Johannesburg
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article