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Coping with emotions in pandemic as a factor of somatic complaints during lockdown

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

Y. Chernetsova ,
V. Emelin ,
E. Rasskazova  and
A. Tkhostov
Y. Chernetsova
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Clinical Psychology, Mokhovaja, Russian Federation
V. Emelin
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Clinical Psychology, Mokhovaja, Russian Federation
E. Rasskazova
Affiliation:
Mental Health Research Center, Medical Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation Moscow State University, Clinical Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation
A. Tkhostov*
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Clinical Psychology, Mokhovaja, Russian Federation
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Increase in affective and somatic complaints during pandemic is considered as related to experienced stress (Wang et al., 2020, Roy et al., 2020, Robillard et al., 2020). Expression or suppression of emotions related to pandemic could affect the vulnerability of people to stressful situations (Gross, Thompson, 2007, Roberts et al., 2008).

Objectives

The aim was to reveal a role of suppression / expression emotions regarding pandemic in the changes in somatic and affective complaints in people without coronavirus during lockdown.

Methods

In May 2020 110 people 18-65 years old (61.2% females) without coronavirus appraised their strategy of dealing with different emotions regarding pandemic on the 1-5 scale from emotional expression to hiding and suppression (Cronbach’s alphas) and 26 somatic and emotional symptoms including sleep-related symptoms, daytime functioning, affective symptoms, general physical condition (Cronbach’s alphas .81-.90). In December 2020 they reappraised 26 complaints.

Results

There were no statistically significant changes in somatic and affective complaints during May-December 2020 (p>.20). Increase in sleep-related complaints (β=.23, p<.05, ΔR2=5.0%) and complaints regarding general physical condition (β=.32, p<.05, ΔR2=10.0%) were more pronounced in those reporting higher expression of emotions related to COVID.

Conclusions

People with higher emotional reactivity to pandemic situation tend to report increase in sleep-related problems and general worsening of their physical condition during lockdown. Research is supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project No. 20-013-00799.

Disclosure

Research is supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project No. 20-013-00799

Keywords

lockdownexpression of emotionssomatic complaintsaffective complaints
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S490 - S491
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