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When altruists cannot help: the influence of altruism on the mental health of
university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
#MMPMID32650785
Feng Y
; Zong M
; Yang Z
; Gu W
; Dong D
; Qiao Z
Global Health
2020[Jul]; 16
(1
): 61
PMID32650785
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BACKGROUND: The positive predictive effect of altruism on physical and
psychological well-being has been extensively demonstrated in previous studies,
but few studies have examined the effect of altruism on negative mental health
outcomes when altruists cannot perform altruistic behaviours. This study explored
the influence of altruism on negative affect and mental health (anxiety and
depressive symptoms) during the COVID-19 pandemic while people self-isolated at
home in China. METHOD: University students were recruited to participate in a
cross-sectional online survey during the outbreak of COVID-19 in China.
Self-reported perceived risk, altruism, negative affect, anxiety and depressive
symptoms were measured using the Self-Report Altruism Scale (SRA scale), the
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), the 7-item Generalized Anxiety
Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression
scale (PHQ-9). A structural equation model was used to analyse the mediating and
moderating effects on mental health. RESULTS: The final sample comprised 1346
Chinese participants (Mage?=?19.76?±?2.23?years, 73% female). Overall, the higher
the risk the participants perceived, the more negative affect they exhibited
(??=?0.16, p?.001), and thus, the more anxious and depressed they felt
(??=?0.134, p?.001); however, this relationship between risk perception and
negative affect was moderated by altruism. In contrast to previous studies, the
increase in negative affect associated with the increased perceived risk was
pronounced among individuals with high altruism (t?=?7.68, p?.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with high altruism exhibited more negative affect than
those with low altruism, which indirectly increased their anxiety and depressive
symptoms. These findings enrich theories of altruism and provide valuable insight
into the influence of altruism on mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.
|*Affect
[MESH]
|*Altruism
[MESH]
|*Pandemics
[MESH]
|Adolescent
[MESH]
|Anxiety/*epidemiology
[MESH]
|COVID-19
[MESH]
|China/epidemiology
[MESH]
|Coronavirus Infections/*epidemiology
[MESH]
|Cross-Sectional Studies
[MESH]
|Depression/*epidemiology
[MESH]
|Female
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Male
[MESH]
|Pneumonia, Viral/*epidemiology
[MESH]
|Self Report
[MESH]
|Students/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]