Safe but Lonely? Loneliness, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms and COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Dec. 4, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has led governments worldwide to implement unprecedented response strategies. While crucial limiting the spread of virus, "social distancing" may lead severe psychological consequences, especially in lonely individuals.We used cross-sectional (n = 380) and longitudinal 74) designs investigate links between loneliness, anxiety, depression symptoms (ADS) risk perception affective young adults who implemented social distancing during first 2 weeks state epidemic threat Poland.Loneliness was correlated with ADS COVID-19's health. However, increased worry about isolation heightened for financial problems observed lonelier individuals. cross-lagged influence initial on subsequent levels loneliness also found.The reciprocal connections be importance crisis.

Language: Английский

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Social support, interpersonal, and community dynamics following disasters caused by natural hazards

Current Opinion in Psychology, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 32, P. 105 - 109

Published: July 18, 2019

Language: Английский

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Anxiety and resilience in the face of natural disasters associated with climate change: A review and methodological critique

Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 76, P. 102297 - 102297

Published: Sept. 13, 2020

Language: Английский

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Children and natural disasters

European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 9(sup2)

Published: Aug. 15, 2018

The number of children affected by natural disasters each year is alarmingly high and can be expected to rise as climate change continues. mental consequences have been documented not only in the rates post-traumatic stress symptoms disorder, but also for depression other health problems. To contribute towards knowledge this area, special issue European Journal Psychotraumatology focuses on how prepared aspects such events. It includes articles communicating risks children, involving disaster risk reduction, from an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, flood hurricane. In specifically focusing disasters, we hope enhance our understanding some complex pathways pave way improving interventions.La cantidad de niños afectados cada año por desastres naturales es alarmantemente alta y esperable que aumente medida el cambio climático continúa. Las consecuencias mentales se han documentado no solo en tasas Síntomas Estrés postraumático (SEPT) Trastorno (TEPT), sino depresión otros problemas Salud Mental. Para contribuir un mayor conocimiento, este ejemplar especial del Europeo Psicotraumatología focaliza como pueden prepararse los para aspectos salud dichos eventos. Incluye artículos sobre la comunicación riesgos niños, involucrarlos reducción riesgo desastres, las terremoto, una erupción volcánica, inundación huracán. En focalizado específicamente esperamos haber mejorado nuestra comprensión algunas complejos senderos pavimentado camino mejorar nuestras intervenciones.每年受自然灾害影响的儿童数量惊人，并预计会随着气候的持续变化增加。有记录表明，由此带来的心理后果不仅仅是创伤后应激症状（PTSS）和PTSD的发生率，也包括抑郁症和其他心理健康问题。为了增加对其了解，本期《欧洲心理创伤学杂志》特刊重点关注儿童如何为自然灾害做好准备，和此类事件对心理健康影响。特刊文章主题包括有：与儿童沟通的风险，让儿童参与降低灾害风险的措施，以及地震、火山爆发、洪水和飓风等对儿童的心理健康影响。在这个特别关注儿童和自然灾害的特刊中，我们希望增加对一些复杂路径的理解，并为改进干预措施铺平道路。.

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Posttraumatic Stress and Depression in the Aftermath of Environmental Disasters: A Review of Quantitative Studies Published in 2018

Current Environmental Health Reports, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 6(4), P. 344 - 360

Published: Sept. 5, 2019

Language: Английский

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A decennial review of psychotraumatology: what did we learn and where are we going?

European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Nov. 20, 2019

On 6 December 2019 we start the 10th year of European Journal Psychotraumatogy (EJPT), a full Open Access journal on psychotrauma. This editorial is part special issue celebrating 10 years anniversary and acknowledging some our most impactful articles past decade. In this editors present decennial review field addressing range topics that are core to both psychotraumatology as discipline. These include neurobiological developments (genomics, neuroimaging neuroendocrine research), forms trauma exposure impact across lifespan, mass early interventions, work-related trauma, in refugee populations, potential consequences such PTSD or Complex PTSD, but also resilience. We address innovations psychological, medication (enhanced) technology-assisted treatments, mediators moderators like social support finally how new research methods help us gain insights symptom structures better predict development treatment success. aimed answer three questions 1. Where did stand 2010? 2. What learn years? 3. knowledge gaps? conclude with number recommendations concerning top priorities for future direction correspondingly journal.

Language: Английский

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Effects of extreme weather events on child mood and behavior

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 63(7), P. 785 - 790

Published: March 15, 2021

Extreme weather events (EWEs) are increasing in frequency and severity as the planet continues to become warmer. Resulting disasters have potential wreak havoc on economy, infrastructure, family unit, human health. Global estimates project that children will be disproportionately impacted by changing climate - shouldering 88% of related burdens. Exposure EWEs childhood is traumatic, with ramifications for mental health specifically. Symptoms posttraumatic stress, depression, anxiety all been associated EWE exposure persist under certain circumstances. Conversely, many survivors also demonstrate resilience experience only transient symptoms. While majority studies focused effects resulting from one specific type disaster (hurricanes), we synthesized literature across various types EWEs. We describe psychological symptoms behavior, long-term effects, protective factors risk factors. What this paper adds Climate change-related phenomena such extreme impact mood behavior children. Posttraumatic stress (PTS) most common consequence child PTS often comorbid depression and/or group.

Language: Английский

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Children and Climate Change

Published: Aug. 25, 2022

The existential threat posed by climate change presents a challenge to all those concerned about the next generation. This Element reviews and discusses its implications for development of children (ages 0-12) today in future, parents, teachers, researchers, professionals who have responsibility children. adopts bioecological model examine both direct impacts on children's physical psychological well-being as well indirect through systems external child, emphasizing greater vulnerability Global South. Given evidence well-founded anxiety, this examines coping strategies key roles caregivers schools protecting preparing face current future challenges – with knowledge, hope, agency central themes. highlights many under-researched areas calls action caring future.

Language: Английский

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Internalizing symptoms and family functioning predict adolescent depressive symptoms during COVID-19: A longitudinal study in a community sample

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. e0264962 - e0264962

Published: March 18, 2022

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown pose a threat for adolescents’ mental health, especially those with an earlier vulnerability. Accordingly, these adolescents may need increased support from family friends. This study investigated whether functioning peer connectedness protects internalizing or externalizing symptoms depressive during the first Dutch in low-risk community sample. Methods sample comprised 115 ( M ag e = 13.06; 44% girls) their parents N 111) is part of ongoing prospective on child development. Internalizing were self-reported year before lockdown. In online survey (April-May 2020), reported perceived connectedness, functioning. Results Twenty-four percent clinically relevant depression Depressive significantly predicted by internalizing, but not symptoms. Furthermore, higher quality functioning, fewer adolescent Family did moderate link between pre-existing later Conclusions sample, one-in-four at Higher lower risks. These results indicate that even samples, substantial group families are vulnerable times crisis.

Language: Английский

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Resilience after natural disasters: the process of harnessing resources in communities differentially exposed to a flood

European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2021

Background: Disasters negatively impact mental health and well-being. Studying how people adapt recover after adversity is crucial for disaster preparedness response. Objective: This study examined differentially affected communities harness their resources to the aftermath of a flood. We predicted that stronger individual, interpersonal, community protect against psychosocial resource loss and, through that, are related fewer symptoms posttraumatic stress depression higher life satisfaction. also these effects would be in flooded community, compared threatened, but non-flooded community. Method: Participants were randomly sampled members from two neighbouring municipalities. One municipality was severely during 2014 floods South East Europe (affected na = 223), other threatened not (comparison nc 224). Interviews conducted one half years using Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10-item version, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support, Community Resources Scale, Psychosocial Resource Loss PTSD Checklist DSM-5, Center Epidemiological Studies Depression Revised Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: Stronger found better post-disaster outcomes directly indirectly loss. In interpersonal social capital engagement predictors positive adaptation. comparison economic development trust leadership more important. Conclusion: provides evidence by disasters can adapt. Post-disaster interventions should aim strengthen family ties, thus increasing available support connectedness.Antecedentes: Las catástrofes tienen un impacto negativo en la salud y el bienestar. Estudiar cómo se adaptan recuperan las personas tras adversidad es para preparación respuesta ante los desastres.Objetivo: Este estudio examinó comunidades afectadas de forma diferencial aprovechan sus recursos adaptarse secuelas una inundación. Predecimos que contar con individuales, interpersonales comunitarios más fuertes protegen contra pérdida psicosociales y, través ello, relacionan menos síntomas estrés postraumático depresión mayor satisfacción vital. También predijimos estos efectos serían comunidad inundada, comparación amenazada, pero no inundada.Método: Los participantes fueron miembros seleccionados al azar dos municipios vecinos. Uno sufrió graves inundaciones durante del sureste Europa (comunidad afectada, otro, estuvo amenazado inundó comparación, entrevistas realizaron año medio después desastre, utilizando versión 10 ítems Escala Resiliencia Connor-Davidson, Apoyo Percibido, Recursos Comunitarios, Pérdida Psicosociales, Lista Verificación TEPT Depresión Revisada Centro Estudios Epidemiológicos Satisfacción Vida.Resultados: relacionaron mejores resultados catástrofe, directamente e indirectamente psicosociales. En compromiso mayores predictores adaptación positiva. desarrollo económico confianza liderazgo comunitario importantes.Conclusión: aporta pruebas por pueden aprovechar recuperarse adaptarse. intervenciones posteriores deberían tener como objetivo reforzar lazos familiares comunitarios, aumentando así apoyo disponible conectividad comunidad.背景: 灾难对心理健康和幸福产生负面影响。研究人们在逆境后如何适应和恢复, 对于灾害预防和反应至关重要。目的: 本研究考查了受到不同影响的社区如何利用其资源来适应洪水的后果。我们预测, 更强大的个人, 人际关系和社区资源可保护人们免受心理社会资源损失, 并因此与更少的创伤后应激和抑郁症状以及更高的生活满意度相关。我们还预测, 与受到洪水威胁但未遭遇洪水的社区相比, 在遭遇洪水的社区中, 这些效应会更强。方法: 参与者是从两个邻近城市随机抽样的社区成员。一个城市在2014年东南欧洪水期间遭受了严重洪灾 (受影响社区, 另一个城市则受到洪水威胁但未遭遇洪水 (对比社区, 224) 。在灾难发生一年半后, 使用10条目版Connor-Davidson韧性量表, 感知社会支持多维量表, 社区资源量表, 社会心理资源损失量表, DSM-5 PTSD检查表, 流行病学研究中心抑郁量表修订版和生活满意度量表进行访谈。结果: 人们发现, 人际关系和社区资源直接或间接地通过心理社会资源损失与更好的灾后结果有关。在受影响的社区中, 人际关系资源, 社区社会资本和参与度是积极适应的更强预测指标。在对比社区中, 社区经济发展和对社区领导的信任更重要。结论: 本研究提供了受灾难影响的人们可以利用其个人, 人际关系和社区资源来恢复和适应的证据。灾后干预措施应旨在加强家庭与社区的联系, 从而增加可用的社会支持和社区联系。.

Language: Английский

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