The "Self" under COVID-19: Social role disruptions, self-authenticity and present-focused coping.

ABSTRACT: Social role disruption is a state involving upheaval of social identities, routines and responsibilities. Such disruption is presently occurring at a global scale due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a threat not only to health and security but also to the social roles that underlie people's daily lives. Our collective response to combat the virus entails, for example, parents homeschooling children, friends socializing online, and employees working from home. While these collective efforts serve the greater good, people's social roles now lack continuity from what was authentic to the roles before the pandemic began. This, we argue, takes a psychological toll. Individuals feel inauthentic, or alienated and out-of-touch from their "true" selves, to the extent their social roles underg

SUBMITTER: Liu JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8415594 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature