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

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dc.contributor.authorGloster, A.T.
dc.contributor.authorLamnisos, D.
dc.contributor.authorLubenko, J.
dc.contributor.authorPresti, G.
dc.contributor.authorSquatrito, V.
dc.contributor.authorConstantinou, M.
dc.contributor.authorNicolaou, C.
dc.contributor.authorPapacostas, S.
dc.contributor.authorAydin, G.
dc.contributor.authorChong, Y. Y.
dc.contributor.authorChien, W. T.
dc.contributor.authorCheng H. Y.
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, F. J.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Martin, M. B.
dc.contributor.authorObando-Posada, D. P.
dc.contributor.authorSegura-Vargas, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorVasiliou, Vasilis S.
dc.contributor.authorMcHugh, L.
dc.contributor.authorHöfer, S.
dc.contributor.authorBaban, A.
dc.contributor.authorDias Neto, D.
dc.contributor.authorNunes da Silva, A.
dc.contributor.authorMonestès, J. L.
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-Galvez, J.
dc.contributor.authorPaez-Blarrina, M.
dc.contributor.authorMontesinos, F.
dc.contributor.authorValdivia-Salas, S.
dc.contributor.authorOri, D.
dc.contributor.authorKleszcz, B.
dc.contributor.authorLappalainen, R.
dc.contributor.authorIvanovic, I.
dc.contributor.authorGosar, D.
dc.contributor.authorDionne, F.
dc.contributor.authorMerwin, R. M.
dc.contributor.authorKassianos, A. P.
dc.contributor.authorKarekla, M.
dc.contributor.funderSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschungen
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-28T12:29:45Z
dc.date.available2021-04-28T12:29:45Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-31
dc.date.updated2021-04-28T12:09:25Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: The 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.sponsorshipSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Swiss National Science Foundation (PP00P1_ 163716/1 & PP00P1_190082)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleide0244809en
dc.identifier.citationGloster, A. T., Lamnisos, D., Lubenko, J., Presti, G., Squatrito, V., Constantinou, M., Nicolaou, C., Papacostas, S., Aydın, 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., Höfer, S., Baban, A., Dias Neto, D., Nunes da Silva, A., Monestès, J.-L., Alvarez-Galvez, J., Paez-Blarrina, M., Montesinos, F., Valdivia-Salas, S., Ori, D., Kleszcz, B., Lappalainen, R., Ivanović, I., Gosar, D., Dionne, F., Merwin, R. M., Kassianos, A. P. and Karekla, M. (2021) 'Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: An international study', PLOS ONE, 15(12) e0244809 (20 pp). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244809en
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0244809en
dc.identifier.endpage20en
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issued12en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePlos Oneen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11231
dc.identifier.volume15en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen
dc.rights© 2020 Gloster et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectCOVID-19en
dc.subjectPandemicen
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectLockdownsen
dc.subjectPsychological stressen
dc.subjectDepressionen
dc.subjectPandemicsen
dc.subjectFinanceen
dc.subjectSchoolsen
dc.subjectSocial psychologyen
dc.titleImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: An international study.en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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