Impact of Risk Perception about COVID-19 on the Coping Behavior of the Elderly:Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy

Objective:This study aimed to explore the mediating role of self-efficacy on the relationship between risk perception and the coping behavior of the elderly during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.Methods:The study employed the convenience sampling method to select a total of 550 elderly from Chongqing,Chengdu and Luohe in China.A questionnaire composed of the perception scale,self-efficacy scale,and coping behavior scale was used to collect data.Results:Risk perception exerted a significantly direct effect on positive coping behavior and avoidant coping behavior.Moreover,it positively predicted the components of self-efficacy.In turn,self-efficacy positively predicted the components of positive coping behavior,which confirm that it plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between risk perception and positive coping behavior.Moreover,self-efficacy negatively predicted the components of avoidant coping behavior,which confirms that it also plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between risk perception and avoidant coping behavior.Conclusion:A simple mediation model revealed that self-efficacy partially mediated the direct and indirect effects of risk perception on coping behavior.Based on the results,the study recommended several countermeasures and suggestions for enhancing the positive coping behavior of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

医护人员应对方式对风险认知和心理健康的中介效应

目的:探讨医护人员风险认知、应对方式、心理健康之间的关系。方法:采用风险认知量表、特质应对方式问卷、突发公共卫生事件心理问卷对某市公立医院255名医护人员进行问卷调查,其中有效问卷248份,并对数据进行分析。结果:①风险认知水平与消极应对呈正相关(r_(s)=0.192,P<0.01),与心理健康得分呈正相关(r_(s)=0.374,P<0.01);心理健康得分与消极应对方式呈正相关(r_(s)=0.346,P<0.01),与积极应对方式呈负相关(r_(s)=-0.180,P<0.01);②中介效应分析表明,风险认知对心理健康的预测作用显著(β=0.501,t=5.773,P<0.01),且当放入中介变量后,风险认知对心理健康的直接预测作用依然显著(P<0.01)。在95%的置信区间内,消极应对方式在风险认知和心理健康的中介效应占比为12.4%,具有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:医护人员风险认知能直接影响心理健康,也能通过消极应对方式间接影响心理健康。

积极心理品质的培养——论新民警的心理素质强化训练

我国公安民警的心理素质相对来说处于一个薄弱环节,亟待改进。新民警的初任培训是进行心理素质训练的最好时期。对新民警的心理素质训练应当以积极心理品质的培养为主,其核心是积极认知图式的构建。积极心理品质培养的方法除了必要的理论教学之外,更重要的是采用行为训练的方式进行体验式教学,而且应与其它公安学科的学习与训练相结合。