Fears during the Covid-19 pandemics and their influence on physical health: A cross-sectional study on the general population in Spain

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11268/16831
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100361

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2023

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Peiró Silla, José María
Luque García, Aina Rosa
Soriano, Aida
Martínez Tur, Vicente

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This study examines the paths through which Covid-19 can negatively impact health and lead to somatic symptoms. Based on the dual process theory, fears can impair health in two ways: through psychological distress, which is an automatic reaction to fear, and through a more conscious and deliberative rumination process. This process reveals a plausible mechanism that explains the somatization of health problems during the Covid-19 pandemic, and it provides theoretical and practical inputs to better understand the role of fears in health in crisis contexts.

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Psicología clínica
Epidemiología
Política de la salud

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Peiró, J. M., Luque-García, A., Soriano, A., & Martínez-Tur, V. (2023). Fears during the Covid-19 pandemics and their influence on physical health: A cross-sectional study on the general population in Spain. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 23(2), 100361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100361
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