COVID-19 and Quality of Life: The Role of Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Factors

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on quality life is widely underscored. This study aimed to investigate the role cognitive, affective, and behavioral factors life, as well their mediating effect in relationship perceived risk infection control beliefs with life. sample consisted 1730 adults. A battery established self-devised scales was administered online. It found that higher levels negative emotionality predicted worse while reflective functioning independently contributed better well-being. Furthermore, a greater sense personal but this partially mediated by positive reappraisal, wishful thinking, avoidance, trust. Specifically, level through reappraisal trust along less use thinking avoidance. Adherence preventive measures unrelated concluded psychological adaptive coping strategies should be prioritized designing interventions policies against pandemic.