Beliefs of women with and without anxious symptoms about the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
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https://doi.org/10.36517/revpsiufc.15.2024.e024008Keywords:
Beliefs, Covid-19, Anxiety, Mental Health, WomenAbstract
This research regarding to analyze the main beliefs of women regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and compare the response patterns of women with and without anxious symptoms. The methodology adopted the free evocation technique and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) symptom scale. The participant selection was relegated to convenience sampling by means of an online questionnaire, and include 4970 brasilein women. Results showed that women without anxious symptoms had beliefs that favored a more adequate psychological adjustment to the pandemic context. Women with symptoms, on the other hand, use less adaptive beliefs, presenting more catastrophic and negative thinking patterns, pointing to a greater experimentation of negative affects. It was concluded that belief analysis is an interesting resource to be used in the field of psychology, as it allows access to cognitive resources involved in the process of coping and psychological adjustment to situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
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