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Young adults' personal concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland: An issue for social concern

Purpose This study focuses on how young adults face the COVID-19 pandemic by investigating their personal concerns about mental well-being, career/studies and economic situation. The authors investigated how young adults' (aged 18–29) personal concerns di...

Worry and mental health in the Covid-19 pandemic: Vulnerability factors in the general Norwegian population

Women's Substance Use and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Purpose: Women are experiencing greater unemployment and increased stress from childcare responsibilities than men during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women with these experiences may be at particular risk for mental illness and increased substance use during t...

Women worry about family, men about the economy: Gender differences in emotional responses to COVID-19

Among the critical challenges around the COVID-19 pandemic is dealing with the potentially detrimental effects on people’s mental health. Designing appropriate interventions and identifying the concerns of those most at risk requires methods that can extr...

Web-Based Relaxation Intervention for Stress During Social Isolation: Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Relaxation practices might be helpful exercises for coping with anxiety and stressful sensations. They may be of particular utility when used in web-based interventions during periods of social isolation. Objective: This randomized study aime...

We are at risk too: The disparate impacts of the pandemic on younger generations

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in profound global impact with high rates of morbidity and mortality. It is essential to understand the psychosocial impacts of the pandemic to identify appropriate prevention and intervention targets. Across...

Venezuelan migrants in Colombia: COVID-19 and mental health

Venezuelan migrants in Colombia are experiencing psychological stressors stemming from political turmoil, poverty, displacement, exploitation, and the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 5 million people have departed Venezuela since 2015.2 The largest subgroup,...

Trust in the Time of Corona

The global spread of COVID-19 is one of the largest threats to people and governments since the Second World War. The on-going pandemic and its countermeasures have led to varying physical, psychological, and emotional experiences, shaping not just public...

Trangboddhet og barnefamiliers hverdagsliv i koronaens tid

Boforhold har betydning for barnefamiliers situasjon og er en viktig faktor i barns oppvekstmiljø. Å bo trangt er en faktor som kan påvirke muligheten for ro og hvile, livsutfoldelse og kan gi familiestress. I Norge vet vi relativt mye om hvor mye plass v...

The Ups and Downs of Daily Life During COVID-19: Age Differences in Affect, Stress, and Positive Events

Past research has linked older age with greater emotional well-being and decreased reactivity to stressors, but it is unknown whether age-related advantages in emotional well-being are maintained in the wake of COVID-19. We examined age differences in exp...

The role of emotional intelligence and self-care in the stress perception during COVID-19 outbreak: An intercultural moderated mediation analysis

BackgroundThe relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and stress has been widely studied, as well as the beneficial role of self-care to maintain health and wellbeing. However, the joint contribution of EI and self-care in predicting stress has n...

The psychological status of 8817 hospital workers during COVID-19 Epidemic: A cross-sectional study in Chongqing

BackgroundThere was an outbreak of COVID-19 towards the end of 2019 in China, which spread all over the world rapidly. The Chinese healthcare system is facing a big challenge where hospital workers are experiencing enormous psychological pressure. This st...

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on health professionals: A cross-sectional study

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a massive impact on health care systems, increasing the risks of psychological distress in health professionals. This study aims at assessing the prevalence of burnout and psychopathological conditions in health profe...

The Psychological Impact of 'Mild Lockdown' in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Survey under a Declared State of Emergency

This study examined the psychological distress caused by non-coercive lockdown (mild lockdown) in Japan. An online survey was conducted with 11,333 people (52.4% females; mean age = 46.3 ± 14.6 years, range = 18-89 years) during the mild lockdown in the s...

The psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures: Experience from 4000 participants

BACKGROUND: In February 2020 the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in Kuwait. Inevitably as many countries worldwide, the general public were negatively affected by the pandemic. Unemployment, uncertainty, distress, increasing deaths, lockdown measu...

The psycho-social effects of COVID-19 on Italian adolescents' attitudes and behaviors

COVID-19 is an emerging issue that has significant consequences on psycho-social well-being. In this regard, a survey was conducted on a large group of adolescents in Italy. The survey investigated four items: concerns and fears, information on the pandem...

The mental health impact of the covid-19 pandemic on healthcare workers, and interventions to help them: A rapid systematic review

•Healthcare workers’ mental health problems correlate with organizational factors such as workload and exposure to covid-19 patients.•Healthcare workers are more interested in occupational protection, rest, and social support than in professional psycholo...

The mental Health impact of non-pharmacological interventions aimed at impeding viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic in a general adult population and the factors Associated With adherence to these mitigation strategies. Manuscript submitted for publication

This epidemiological investigation assesses the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 10,061 adults participated in the study. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were two to three times higher compared to p...

The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with and without depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders: A longitudinal study of three Dutch case-control cohorts

BackgroundThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in people with pre-existing mental health disorders is unclear. In three psychiatry case-control cohorts, we compared the perceived mental health impact and coping and changes in depressive sy...

The links of stress, substance use and socio-demographic factors with domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic in Portugal

BACKGROUND: Lockdown, as a measure implemented to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, left many domestic violence (DV) victims trapped with their abusers. This study intends to explore the links between perceived stress, substance use...