Threat, Lockdown, and Mental Health Model |
Personal threat will be predicted by the perceived risk of
contracting the virus, which in turn is predicted by contagion
rates in one’s environment. Finances will further
negatively impact threat. |
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Levels of social connectedness are predicted by the social
actions one takes; levels of sense of control are predicted by
actions to regain control (at the individual or governmental
level). |
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Days in isolation will have a quadratic effect on social
connectedness and perceived sense of control: initially, levels
will be high as isolation does not yet take grip, and later on
they will be low as individuals will have adapted to
isolation. |
Antecedents of Control Model |
A perceived sense of control is predicted by (a) frequency of
behaviors taken to avoid contracting the virus, (b)
communicating with close others, and (c) other types of coping
behavior. |
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In addition, sense of control is predicted by how often an
individual consults information sources, and this relationship
is moderated by the level of trust in these sources. |
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A perceived sense of control is further predicted by the extent
to which governments take actions to deal with the COVID-19
pandemic, and this relationship is moderated by the level of
trust in the government. |