Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health : An international study

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dc.contributor.authorGloster, Andrew T.
dc.contributor.authorLamnisos, Demetris
dc.contributor.authorĻubenko, Jeļena
dc.contributor.authorPresti, Giovambattista
dc.contributor.authorSquatrito, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorConstantinou, Marios
dc.contributor.authorNicolaou, Christiana
dc.contributor.authorPapacostas, Savvas
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Gokcen
dc.contributor.authorChong, Yuen Yu
dc.contributor.authorChien, Wai Tong
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Ho Yu
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, Francisco J.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Martin, Maria B.
dc.contributor.authorObando-Posada, Diana P.
dc.contributor.authorSegura-Vargas, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.authorVasiliou, Vasilis S.
dc.contributor.authorMcHugh, Louise
dc.contributor.authorHoefer, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorBaban, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorDias Neto, David
dc.contributor.authorNunes da Silva, Ana
dc.contributor.authorMonestes, Jean-Louis
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-Galvez, Javier
dc.contributor.authorPaez-Blarrina, Marisa
dc.contributor.authorMontesinos, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorValdivia-Salas, Sonsoles
dc.contributor.authorOri, Dorottya
dc.contributor.authorKleszcz, Bartosz
dc.contributor.authorLappalainen, Raimo
dc.contributor.authorIvanovic, Iva
dc.contributor.authorGosar, David
dc.contributor.authorDionne, Frederick
dc.contributor.authorMerwin, Rhonda M.
dc.contributor.authorKassianos, Angelos P.
dc.contributor.authorKarekla, Maria
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-08T13:45:01Z
dc.date.available2021-05-08T13:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-31
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic triggered vast governmental lockdowns. The impact of these lockdowns on mental health is inadequately understood. On the one hand such drastic changes in daily routines could be detrimental to mental health. On the other hand, it might not be experienced negatively, especially because the entire population was affected. Methods The aim of this study was to determine mental health outcomes during pandemic induced lockdowns and to examine known predictors of mental health outcomes. We therefore surveyed n = 9,565 people from 78 countries and 18 languages. Outcomes assessed were stress, depression, affect, and wellbeing. Predictors included country, sociodemographic factors, lockdown characteristics, social factors, and psychological factors. Results Results indicated that on average about 10% of the sample was languishing from low levels of mental health and about 50% had only moderate mental health. Importantly, three consistent predictors of mental health emerged: social support, education level, and psychologically flexible (vs. rigid) responding. Poorer outcomes were most strongly predicted by a worsening of finances and not having access to basic supplies. Conclusions These results suggest that on whole, respondents were moderately mentally healthy at the time of a population-wide lockdown. The highest level of mental health difficulties were found in approximately 10% of the population. Findings suggest that public health initiatives should target people without social support and those whose finances worsen as a result of the lockdown. Interventions that promote psychological flexibility may mitigate the impact of the pandemic.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationGloster, A T, Lamnisos, D, Ļubenko, J, Presti, G, Squatrito, V, Constantinou, M, Nicolaou, C, Papacostas, S, Aydin, G, Chong, Y Y, Chien, W T, Cheng, H Y, Ruiz, F J, Garcia-Martin, M B, Obando-Posada, D P, Segura-Vargas, M A, Vasiliou, V S, McHugh, L, Hoefer, S, Baban, A, Dias Neto, D, Nunes da Silva, A, Monestes, J-L, Alvarez-Galvez, J, Paez-Blarrina, M, Montesinos, F, Valdivia-Salas, S, Ori, D, Kleszcz, B, Lappalainen, R, Ivanovic, I, Gosar, D, Dionne, F, Merwin, R M, Kassianos, A P & Karekla, M 2020, 'Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health : An international study', PLoS ONE, vol. 15, no. 12, e0244809. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244809
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0244809
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/4132
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www-webofscience-com.db.rsu.lv/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000605651900147
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONE
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health : An international studyen
dc.type/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article

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