The potential of psychological connectedness: Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 through sense of community and community resilience
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2021-12-16
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Mannarini, T., Rizzo, M., Brodsky, A., Buckingham, S., Zhao, J., Rochira, A., & Fedi, A. (2021). The potential of psychological connectedness: Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 through sense of community and community resilience. Journal of Community Psychology, 1– 17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22775
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of relationships connecting sense of community (SOC) and
community resilience with psychological wellbeing, via the
mediation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) impacts
on life domains. Survey data were collected from an international sample of adults (n = 824) during the COVID‐19
outbreak (June–September 2020). Using a structural
equation model, we tested a mediation model to identify
the associations between SOC and community resilience
with the perceived impacts of the emergency situation and
with psychological wellbeing. Results revealed that SOC
mitigated the impacts of COVID‐19 on multiple life domains, and it was also positively associated with wellbeing.
Community resilience was correlated with SOC and well-being but showed no significant relationship with COVID‐
19 impacts. The findings support that SOC has a protective
function and can contribute to mitigating the impacts of
difficult life situations. SOC can also be leveraged as an
intervention aimed at protecting the wellbeing of people
and communities, particularly in times of crisiss