Latent Profile Analysis of Positive Solitude During the Recurrent Outbreak of COVID-19

Zhijun Yu; Baojuan Ye; Yong Hu; Qiang Yang

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.872128

Latent Profile Analysis of Positive Solitude During the Recurrent Outbreak of COVID-19

Front Public Health. 2022 May 31:10:872128. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.872128. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Zhijun Yu¹, Baojuan Ye¹, Yong Hu², Qiang Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Center of Mental Health Education and Research, School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.
² School of Foreign Languages, Post-doctoral Research Station of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.
³ School of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify latent profiles of positive solitude during the recurrent outbreak of COVID-19 among Chinese adults. A total of 902 adults from China completed the questionnaires. We found five different profiles of positive solitude: low positive solitude group, medium-low positive solitude group, quietness positive solitude group, medium-high positive solitude group, and high positive solitude group. Positive and negative affect were significantly different from the five profiles. In addition, gender had different effects on different positive solitude profiles. The results of the study provide a new perspective to understand the positive solitude of Chinese adults during the recurrent outbreak of COVID-19 by using the people-centered approach.

Keywords: COVID-19; Chinese adults; latent profile analysis; positive and negative affect; positive solitude.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Asian People
COVID-19* / epidemiology
China / epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Surveys and Questionnaires