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March 5, 2024
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looked At Happiness Levels In Ukraine Following the Pandemic And the Invasion

March 5, 2024 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in PLOS One looked at reactions to macro-level shocks and re-examination of adaptation theory using Big Data “Our study wanted to determine whether two different types of macro-level shocks (lockdown – endogenous and the invasion of Ukraine – exogenous to the countries under investigation) affected happiness differently,” study author Stephanié Rossouw told us. [More]

January 30, 2024
by Patricia Tomasi

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How Did The Pandemic Affect Women's Decisions On Pregnancy?

January 30, 2024 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in BMC Public Health looked at married women’s decisions to delay childbearing, as well as loneliness, severe psychological distress, and suicidal ideation under crisis during the pandemic. “This study intended to find out how pregnancy decisions affect the well-being of women,” study author Midori Matsushima told us. “We used the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment that affected the population as a whole.” [More]

October 31, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt

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Pandemic Firearm Buyers Have Higher Rates Of Mental Health Problems

October 31, 2023 08:00 by Elizabeth Pratt  [About the Author]

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People who bought firearms at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have higher rates of mental health problems and political extremism. Research published in PLOS One found those who bought firearms during the pandemic had higher rates of self harm, suicidal thoughts and intimate partner violence when compared with those who don’t own firearms or other firearms owners who bought firearms outside the height of the pandemic. [More]

May 23, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Effectiveness Of Resiliency Intervention During The Pandemic Lockdown

May 23, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in PLOS ONE looked at the effectiveness of a brief online resilience intervention during the COVID-19 lockdown. “Our study aimed to test a new positive psychological intervention, SPARK Resilience® @Work,” study author Evgeny Osin told us. “It is a programme that aims to help employees understand, activate, and develop the psychological resources and strategies that are important to deal efficiently with stressful situations and to maintain high well-being and high performance at work.” [More]

May 9, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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Did Pregnancy Stress During The Pandemic Have An Effect Postpartum?

May 9, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders looked at the social and cognitive vulnerability to COVID-19-related stress in pregnancy. “We were interested to find out whether being pregnant during the pandemic was associated with postpartum mental wellbeing of the mothers and their babies,” study author Susanne Schweizer told us. “In particular, we were interested whether the experiencing stress related to the pandemic (including, stressors such as economic and health-related worries) would be associated with more postpartum depression and anxiety in the mothers and poorer affect in the children.” [More]

March 31, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt

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Emergency Department Visits Due To Suicide Attempts Rises Among Youth During Pandemic

March 31, 2023 08:00 by Elizabeth Pratt  [About the Author]

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The number of children and adolescents visiting the emergency department for attempted suicide and suicide ideation rose sharply during the pandemic. Research publish in The Lancet Psychiatry found that while pediatric emergency department visits decreased overall during the pandemic, suicide related visits among youth rose by 22%. [More]

March 28, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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COVID-19 Fear Continues To Impact Psychological Wellbeing

March 28, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Health Psychology looked at a longitudinal assessment of COVID-19 fear and psychological wellbeing in the United Kingdom. “Our study examined how fear of the COVID-19 virus impacted psychological wellbeing in a UK population at two different timepoints during the pandemic,” study author Martyn Quigley told us. “The first timepoint took place when the number of COVID-19 related deaths and hospitalizations were high and the number of those who were vaccinated were low. The second timepoint took place when the number of deaths and hospitalizations were considerably lower, and most of the population were vaccinated.” [More]

January 10, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Impact Of Pandemic On Psychopathology In Children

January 10, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looked at the impact of COVID-19 on psychopathology in children and young people worldwide. “Our study is about tracking what the changes were in children and adolescents’ mental health from before the pandemic to during the pandemic, by bringing together findings from lots of research published in the last two years,” study author Abigail Emma Russell told us. [More]