Navigating the Pandemic: The Role of Resilience and Neighborhood Support in Stress, Anxiety, and Adaptation
2024
Navigating the Pandemic: The Role of Resilience and Neighborhood Support
Sample size: 1374
publication
Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Balubaid Afnan, Berghoff Ashley, Litzelman Kristin
Primary Institution: University of Wisconsin Madison
Hypothesis
How are resilience and neighborhood support associated with stress, anxiety, and positive adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Conclusion
Resilience and neighborhood support helped buffer the negative effects of the pandemic on well-being.
Supporting Evidence
- Average levels of anxiety were highest at the start of the pandemic.
- Stress was highest in winter 2021.
- Positive adaptation was highest in summer 2021.
- Neighborhood support was more strongly associated with lower stress and anxiety in those with low resilience.
Takeaway
People who had strong support from their neighbors and were resilient felt less stressed and anxious during the pandemic.
Methodology
Data from three waves of the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin’s COVID-19 Community Impact Survey were analyzed using linear mixed models.
Participant Demographics
1,374 unique adults from Wisconsin.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<.01
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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