Emotional distress in the early stages of the COVID-19 related lockdowns depending on the severity of the pandemic and emergency measures: a comparative online-survey in Germany, Austria and Italy
| Autor: | Sibylle Kietaibl, Greta Riboli, Christiane Eichenberg, Stefana Holocher-Benetka, Martin Grossfurthner, Rosita Borlimi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Coping (psychology)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Population RC435-571 Disease Psychological Distress Emergency measures Emotional distress Germany Surveys and Questionnaires Lockdown Pandemic Humans Medicine education Pandemics Psychiatry education.field_of_study Government SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Research COVID-19 Risk perception Psychiatry and Mental health Italy Austria Communicable Disease Control Online survey business Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Psychiatry BMC Psychiatry, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1471-244X |
| Popis: | Background The first wave of the COVID-19-pandemic hit different countries with varying degrees of severity, so that differences in the type and level of emergency measures were also necessary. It can be assumed that the psychological burden was higher in countries subjected to a more severe course of the pandemic (Italy) than in countries subjected to a less severe one (Germany, Austria). Objective To investigate and contrast the wellbeing of the population in Italy, Austria, and Germany in the early phase of the first lockdown. Method Online survey on N = 4289 individuals. The questionnaire comprised a self-administered section, exploring the dimensions: perceived severity of COVID-19, perceived risk of disease, concerns related to COVID-19, emergency measure acceptance and emotional distress due to emergency measures; and standardized scales to record emotional state and coping: Stress-Coping-Style Questionnaire, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory. Results The three countries displayed significant differences in all investigated dimensions (p p p p Conclusion The stricter measures in Italy prevented an application of many positive stress processing strategies, which, in turn, fostered the perpetuation of stresses and fear. |
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