The psychological impact of COVID-19 and restrictive measures in the world

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

卷:283

Article

Passavanti, Marco^1,13  Argentieri, Alessandro²  Barbieri, Diego Maria³  Lou, Baowen⁴  Wijayaratna, Kasun⁵  Mirhosseini, Ali Seyed Foroutan³  Wang, Fusong⁶  Naseri, Sahra⁷  Qamhia, Issam⁸  Tangeras, Marius^9,10  Pelliciari, Matteo¹¹  Ho, Chun-Hsing¹² 

[1] Italian Soc Cognit Behav Therapy CBT Italy, Florence, Italy

[2] Agr Univ Ecuador, Dept Agr Econ, Guayaquil, Ecuador

[3] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Trondelag, Norway

[4] Changan Univ, Sch Highway, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China

[5] Univ Technol Sydney, Sch Civil & Environm Engn, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[6] Wuhan Univ Technol, State Key Lab Silicate Mat Architectures, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China

[7] Bam Univ Med Sci, Sch Med, Kerman, Iran

[8] Univ Illinois, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Champaign, IL USA

[9] Norwegian Natl Railway Adm, Bane NOR, Vestfold, Norway

[10] Norwegian Natl Railway Adm, Bane NOR, Telemark, Norway

[11] Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Engn Enzo Ferrari, DIEF, Modena, Italy

[12] No Arizona Univ, Dept Civil Engn Construct Management & Environm E, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA

[13] Ctr Armon Terapeut CAT, Campogalliano, Italy

关键词: COVID-19;    Depression;    Stress;    Anxiety;    Psychological Impact;    PTSD;    Clinical psychology;    Mental health;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jad.2021.01.020

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background: In a short time, the COVID-19 pandemic turned into a global emergency. The fear of becoming infected and the lockdown measures have drastically changed people?s daily routine. The aim of this study is to establish the psychological impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is entailing, particularly with regards to levels of stress, anxiety and depression, and to the risks of developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Methods: The study, carried out with a sample of 1612 subjects distributed in seven countries (Australia, China, Ecuador, Iran, Italy, Norway and the United States), allowed us to collect information about the psychological impact of COVID-19. Results: The findings of this study show that the levels of stress, depression and anxiety, as well as the risks of PTSD, are higher than average in over half of the considered sample. The severity of these disorders significantly depends on gender, type of outdoor activities, characteristics of their homes, eventual presence of infected ac-quaintances, time dedicated to looking for related information (in the news and social networks), type of source information and, in part, to the level of education and income. Conclusions: We conclude that COVID-19 has a very strong psychological impact on the global population. This appears to be linked to the coping strategies adopted, level of mindful awareness, socio-demographic variables, people?s habits and the way individuals use means of communication and information.

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