Table 3.
Correlations between resilience as well as cognitive and behavioral strategies and mental distress.
| Mental Distress | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2020 | 26 May 2020 | 9 March 2021 | ||||
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| Resilience | −0.52 | <0.001 | −0.56 | <0.001 | −0.51 | <0.001 |
| SARS-CoV-2-specific reappraisal | −0.23 | <0.001 | −0.26 | <0.001 | −0.34 | <0.001 |
| Maintaining a daily structure | −0.34 | <0.001 | −0.35 | <0.001 | −0.31 | <0.001 |
| Social interaction | −0.08 | 0.006 | −0.05 | 0.126 | −0.12 | <0.001 |
| Frequency of information intake | −0.02 | 0.483 | −0.03 | 0.430 | −0.05 | 0.121 |
Note. r = Pearson’s correlation coefficient. We applied an α level of 0.005. Effect sizes r > 0.10 are small, r > 0.30 are medium, and r > 0.50 are large.