The moderation impacts of psychosomatic inflexibility and hypersensitivity towards uncertainty on the correlation between quarantine phase and emotional and psychological well-being during COVID-19
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Psychological inflexibility, uncertainty, COVID 19, psychological and mental well-being.Abstract
Purpose: Present study was an empirical attempt is to examine impacts of psychosomatic inflexibility and hypersensitivity towards uncertainty on the correlation between quarantine phase and emotional and psychological well-being during COVID-19.
Methodology: A survey research was conducted among the targeted set for the collection of data. The sample of the current study comprised of students and working individuals (N = 300). Sample was approached using convenience sampling technique. Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS), Valuing questionnaire (VQ) and WHO-5 Well-being Index were used to measure the relevant constructs. Analysis involved frequency, distributive, correlation, regression and moderation analysis to examine the required relationship between the constructs.
Findings: Correlation analysis showed that those individuals have high level of psychological inflexibility and uncertainty as they scored high on DASS and low on VQ and WHO 5 scale. In the end, limitations, suggestions, and practical implications have also been thoroughly discussed.
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