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COVID-19: Implications and applications of Positive Psychology in times of pandemia

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  • Cristian Zanon Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-5275
  • Leticia Lovato Dellazzana Zanon Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Centro de Ciências da Vida. Faculdade de Psicologia. Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0649-1675
  • Solange Muglia Weschler Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Centro de Ciências da Vida. Faculdade de Psicologia. Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-9113
  • Rodrigo Rodrigues Fabretti Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Instituto de Psicologia. Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Personalidade. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-871X
  • Karina Naleivako da Rocha Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Centro de Ciências da Vida. Faculdade de Psicologia. Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8324-7847

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.99

Keywords:

quarantine, positive interventions, subjective well-being, positive psychology

Abstract

The pandemic caused by the dispersion of COVID-19 in the world forced many countries to adopt quarantine as a measure to contain the virus. Previous research indicate that people subjected to quarantines develop psychological symptoms mainly related to stress, anxiety and depression due to social deprivation and confinement. This manuscript aims to present research produced by Positive Psychology and to indicate how these findings can support interventions to promote mental health and well-being during quarantine. Among the constructs described, we highlight research on self-compassion, resilience, creativity, optimism, subjective well-being and mindfulness meditation practices to deal with the adverse effects of quarantine. Considerations and implications of these practices are discussed in detail.

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Posted

04/20/2020

How to Cite

Zanon, C., Lovato Dellazzana Zanon, L., Muglia Weschler, S. ., Rodrigues Fabretti, R. ., & Naleivako da Rocha, K. . (2020). COVID-19: Implications and applications of Positive Psychology in times of pandemia. In SciELO Preprints. https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.99

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Human Sciences

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