Coronaphobia and Coping among the Bereaved: The Mediating Role of Gardening during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Background: There are growing reports on the benefits of gardening on physical and mental health especially during lockdowns, but very limited studies presented how this affects a person s fear of COVID-19 and coping from grief and loss. Purpose: This study aimed to assess the mediating effects of gardening on coronaphobia and bereavement coping. Methods: This study utilised a cross-sectional design using self-report scales. A total of 200 participants were selected through referral sampling following a set of criteria. Both researcher-made and standardized questionnaires were utilized in the collection of data. Multiple linear regression was utilized to analyse association between the study variables Results: Results revealed that gardening has significant partial mediating effects in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and coping (B=-0.078, z=-3.55, p=0.001). Fear of COVID-19 negatively affects gardening (?=-0.157, p=0.001), while gardening positively affects coping (?=0.497, p=0.001). Nevertheless, the results also indicate that even accounting for the mediating role of gardening, fear of COVID-19 still has a negative impact to coping (?=0.148, p=0.001). Conclusion: Gardening is an adaptive practice in ameliorating stress and improving a person s resilience and bereavement coping. This study adds to the body of knowledge on the benefits of gardening particularly on its mediating role between fear of COVID-19 and bereavement coping. Gardening activities as a complementary intervention may be recommended to bereaved individuals to help them improve coping and grief.

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De Los Santos, J. A. A., Daiz, B. G., & Rosales, E. L. (2022). Coronaphobia and Coping among the Bereaved: The Mediating Role of Gardening during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, 12(1), 13–23. https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v12i1.44769

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