"What I thought was so important isn't really that important": international perspectives on making meaning during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID 19 pandemic
Cross-culture study
meaning making
mixed-methods research
thematic analysis
Journal
Health psychology and behavioral medicine
ISSN: 2164-2850
Titre abrégé: Health Psychol Behav Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101624393
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
entrez:
15
10
2021
pubmed:
16
10
2021
medline:
16
10
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the physical and mental health of people everywhere. The aim of the study is to understand how people living in 15 countries around the globe experience an unexpected crisis which threatens their health and that of loved ones, and how they make meaning of this disruption in their narratives. Data were collected through an anonymous online survey during May-September 2020, which was during or just after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, depending on the country. The questionnaire included demographic and three open-ended questions as prompts for stories about experiences during the initial months of the pandemic. The text was analyzed through inductive thematic content analysis and quantified for full sample description, demographic and subsequently international comparisons. The final qualitative dataset included stories from The paper provides a detailed overview of the methodology, the main themes identified inductively in the stories and differences according to select demographic variables. We identify several major ways of making meaning of the pandemic. The pandemic has impacted many aspects of people's lives which give it meaning, no matter where they live.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the physical and mental health of people everywhere. The aim of the study is to understand how people living in 15 countries around the globe experience an unexpected crisis which threatens their health and that of loved ones, and how they make meaning of this disruption in their narratives.
METHODS
METHODS
Data were collected through an anonymous online survey during May-September 2020, which was during or just after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, depending on the country. The questionnaire included demographic and three open-ended questions as prompts for stories about experiences during the initial months of the pandemic. The text was analyzed through inductive thematic content analysis and quantified for full sample description, demographic and subsequently international comparisons.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The final qualitative dataset included stories from
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The paper provides a detailed overview of the methodology, the main themes identified inductively in the stories and differences according to select demographic variables. We identify several major ways of making meaning of the pandemic. The pandemic has impacted many aspects of people's lives which give it meaning, no matter where they live.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34650834
doi: 10.1080/21642850.2021.1981909
pii: 1981909
pmc: PMC8510597
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
830-857Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
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