Worry during the initial height of the COVID-19 crisis in an Italian sample.

摘要: In the earliest months of 2020, COVID-19 emergency reached a pandemic status international concern. this situation, people tended to think more about current difficulties and their negative consequences due fear infection changed daily life during quarantine. The aim study was explore severity worry in relation individual characteristics emotions outbreak Italian people. Socio-demographic questions standardized self-report questionnaires were administered online. Results highlighted moderate level worry, anxiety distress. People with higher perceptions exhibited levels contrast those who perceived greater control over possibility infection. Multiple regression analysis indicated that coping styles, emotion regulation strategies personality traits significantly contributed explain variance scores. Findings supported cognitive reappraisal, emotion-focused extraversion protective factors for while expressive suppression, dysfunctional problem-focused coping, neuroticism related high worry. However, particularly important predictors This paper also considers possible psychological interventions might be implemented order deal mental health issues emanating from pandemic.