Abstract
IN-LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS ENFORCED A NUMBER OF NATIONWIDE AND LOCAL LOCKDOWNS. DUE TO LIMITED EXISTING RESEARCH, THE CURRENT STUDY AIMED TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ISOLATION AND PERCEIVED VULNERABILITY TO DISEASE ON AN INDIVIDUAL’S WELLBEING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 29 MALE (N = 10) AND FEMALE (N = 19) PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. A REGRESSION ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED THAT 65 PER CENT OF A PERSON’S MENTAL WELLBEING COULD BE PREDICTED BY BOTH SOCIAL ISOLATION (-.786) AND PERCEIVED VULNERABILITY TO DISEASE (-.386). FINDINGS HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC’S WELLBEING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS DISCUSSED SUBSEQUENTLY.
Publisher
British Psychological Society
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