Zoom Fatigue and Integrated Anxiety-Stress: The Mediating Roles of Mind Wandering and Boredom Proneness

Technology in Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 102892 - 102892

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Psychological Long COVID in Italian Young Adulthood: Effects of COVID Exhaustion and Positive Attitude Towards the Future on Social Distancing and Life Satisfaction

Journal of Adult Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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Effectiveness of social distancing interventions in containing COVID-19 incidence: International evidence using Kalman filter

Economics & Human Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 44, P. 101091 - 101091

Published: Dec. 2, 2021

Language: Английский

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Primary emotions as predictors for fear of COVID-19 in former inpatients with Major Depressive Disorder and healthy control participants

BMC Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 22(1)

Published: Feb. 8, 2022

Abstract Introduction There are reports of an increase in depressive symptoms and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic, particular patients with depression. This study investigates factors related to former inpatients suffering from depression healthy controls by assessing variables typically associated anxiety disorders, i.e. stressful life events (SLEs), primary emotions SADNESS, PLAY SEEKING as well dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies respect suppression reappraisal. Methods Data n = 44 49 were collected. The had a longitudinal design two measurement points. Before SLEs, emotions, severity assessed. During stressors events, regulation, Results Fear pandemic significantly higher than controls. Depression diagnosis, SLEs before significant positive predictors COVID-19. was negative predictor did not change Conclusion results show that risk for might be high In addition, playful personality could help preventing mental stress situations. Thus, positivity based interventions counteract elevated scores pandemic.

Language: Английский

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The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health, gut microbiota composition and serum cortisol levels

Stress, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 25(1), P. 246 - 257

Published: Jan. 2, 2022

The aim of this study was to assess changes in mental health, gut microbiota composition, and stress marker serum cortisol due COVID-19 lockdown asymptomatic individuals. Healthy adults participated anthropometric measurements, blood stool sample collection pre-lockdown post-lockdown (n = 38, 63.2% females), lifestyle psychological questionnaires were included measurement survey 46, 67.4% females). Subjects reported significantly higher body dissatisfaction (p 0.007) anxiety 0.002), lower positive affect 0.001) during compared with pre-lockdown. According perceived stress, 51.6% females 20% males experienced moderate high stress. This reflected levels that increased only 0.006) correlated 0.037) 0.031). In addition measures, composition observed. Gut microbial alpha diversity decreased 0.033), whereas relative abundance Proteobacteria 0.043) post-lockdown. Depression moderately positively Bacteroidetes 0.015) negatively Firmicutes 0.008). Alistipes 0.004) negative 0.005) lockdown. Despite a small size not being able perform objective measurements lockdown, the results confirm effect on health could have great impact our (ClinicalTrials identifier: NCT04347213).

Language: Английский

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Adaptation to changes in COVID-19 pandemic severity: Across older adulthood and time scales.

Psychology and Aging, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(6), P. 586 - 599

Published: March 23, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has been observed to negatively affect older adults' psychological health compared with prepandemic levels. However, coping efficacy may differ depending on their age, and little is known about effects of fluctuations in severity. Two longitudinal studies tested the hypothesis that severity would be moderated by age. In Study 1 (

Language: Английский

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The Importance of Outdoor Spaces during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Aotearoa—New Zealand

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(12), P. 7308 - 7308

Published: June 15, 2022

The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its extensive variants have caused drastic changes to people’s habits routines in many countries worldwide, including Aotearoa—New Zealand. levels of lockdown and/or movement limitations affected how people used outdoor spaces, often keeping them away from nature’s benefits. COVID-19 pandemic the measures adopted control it provide an interesting experiment investigating links between nature exposure, recreational use health wellbeing under extreme conditions. Using online survey distributed during based on 212 responses, this article explores different typologies spaces that had access associated physical activities practised. It investigates space affects our emotional response such related can help us cope with confinement. results study enable better understand those spatial elements characteristics are essential wellbeing, especially unusual circumstances where is restricted.

Language: Английский

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Mask Mandates and COVID-19 Related Symptoms in the US

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: Volume 13, P. 757 - 766

Published: Aug. 1, 2021

Purpose: This study investigates the extent to which Public Mask Mandate, a policy that requires use of face masks in public, can protect people from developing COVID-19 symptoms during initial stage pandemic mid-April early June 2020 United States (US). Methods: We employ difference-in-differences model exploits differential timing mask mandate implementation across states. Results: Our findings show Mandate significantly lowers incidence all by 0.29 percentage points. The estimate implies an average reduction 290%, compared proportion mandate-unaffected individuals who display (0.1%). Conclusion: provides suggestive evidence for health benefits wearing public pandemic. also highlights relevance ongoing where vaccination rate is precarious and access vaccines still limited many countries. Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus symptoms, mandates,

Language: Английский

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The Impacts of COVID-19 on Distance Education with the Application of Traditional and Digital Appliances: Evidence from 60 Developing Countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(11), P. 6384 - 6384

Published: May 24, 2022

Educational disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic during school closures have become a remarkable social issue, particularly among developing countries. Ample literature has verified adverse effects of long-lasing epidemic on education. However, rare studies seek to understand association between severity and distance learning, an alternative education pattern, foster policy designs promote educational transition, targeting post-crisis phase COVID-19. By combining four data surveys, this article empirically examines impacts children’s with application various appliances across 60 The results suggest that, after controlling socio-economic, geographic, demographic variables, higher level mortality rate contributes more households participating in In particular, positive term is larger for by using TVs radios compared usage digital appliances. To explore potential channel above linkage, argues that use traditional weakened through levels stringency lockdown measures. Timely policies are, therefore, recommended guide towards learning economic technological supports guarantee wave inclusive recovery ongoing post-COVID-19 era.

Language: Английский

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The success rate of online illicit drug transactions during a global pandemic

International Journal of Drug Policy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 99, P. 103452 - 103452

Published: Sept. 29, 2021

Language: Английский

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