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dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Social Sciencesen_US
dc.creatorLin, Len_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-28T08:14:53Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-28T08:14:53Z-
dc.identifier.isbn1359-107Xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1359-107Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/88873-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2020 The British Psychological Societyen_US
dc.rightsThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Lin, L. (2021), Longitudinal associations of meaning in life and psychosocial adjustment to the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Br J Health Psychol, 26: 525-534, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12492. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.en_US
dc.titleLongitudinal associations of meaning in life and psychosocial adjustment to the COVID‐19 outbreak in Chinaen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.spage525en_US
dc.identifier.epage534en_US
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/bjhp.12492en_US
dcterms.abstractObjective: Literature suggests that ‘meaning in life’ may be a mental strength that enables individuals to function healthily and adaptively in the face of stress events. Therefore, this study aims to examine the longitudinal associations between meaning in life and psychosocial adjustment to the COVID‐19 outbreak among Chinese people.en_US
dcterms.abstractMethods: A prospective design was adopted. 154 Chinese college students (Mean age = 20.41 ± 1.45 years) completed two waves of the assessment. Participants reported their meaning in life before the outbreak (Time 1) and their psychosocial adjustment 7 weeks later after the outbreak had occurred (Time 2).en_US
dcterms.abstractResults: Participants’ meaning in life at Time 1 was positively related to life satisfaction and negatively related to depression, anxiety, stress, and negative emotions at Time 2. Additionally, levels of meaning in life at Time 1 were positively associated to COVID‐19‐related behavioural engagement – prosocial behaviour and information addiction at Time 2. Individuals’ perceptions of the outbreak and status of self‐quarantine did not moderate these relationships.en_US
dcterms.abstractConclusion: Findings suggest that individuals’ prior level of meaning in life may help them maintain a healthy psychosocial adjustment during disease outbreak, though cautions regarding the possibility to render an addiction to information about the outbreak are warranted.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBritish journal of health psychology, May 2021, v. 26, no. 2, p. 525-534en_US
dcterms.isPartOfBritish journal of health psychologyen_US
dcterms.issued2021-05-
dc.description.validate202012 bcrcen_US
dc.description.oaAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.FolderNumbera0530-n01-
dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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