Psychological Capital in Communities Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

Abstract

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) started in Wuhan, one of the largest cities in China. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous psychological impact on the public due to its high rate of infectivity and mortality. Various stressors associated with COVID-19 and associated psychological stress. Interventions to reduce stress and increase environmental support are critical to reducing psychological stress during outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The strategy to determine the selection of studies that have been found, the author uses a protocol and evaluation uses the PRISMA Checklist and is adjusted to the purpose of this literature review. Searching for literature sources in this literature review uses several databases including PubMed, ScienceDirect. Psychological capital has an important role in generating entrepreneurial intentions and building business mentality in students in starting startups during the COVID19 pandemic. A person is more likely to be psychologically affected during periods of self-isolation due to loss of social connections, and greater isolation, which disrupts normally active routines and ways of life. There are four dimensions of psychological capital, namely: selfefficacy, hope, optimism and resilience. Psychological capital is recommended to be part of post-disaster nursing assessment and as a basis for providing appropriate nursing interventions such as mental health and post-disaster psychosocial support.