Impact of COVID-19 on psychological distress in subsequent stages of the pandemic: The role of received social support.

ABSTRACT: This longitudinal study examined a sample of adult Poles (N = 1245), who were interviewed three times from July 2021 to August 2022, during the later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study had two primary objectives. The first was to assess the impact of the pandemic on psychological distress, measured through symptoms of depression and anxiety. The pandemic's effects were evaluated using three predictors: direct exposure to COVID-19, COVID-19 related stressors, and perceived threats from COVID-19. The second objective was to investigate the role of received social support in coping with the pandemic's hardships. Receipt of social support was measured by both the quantity of help received and the perceived quality of that support. A Latent Growth Curve Model (LGCM) was employed to anal

SUBMITTER: Kaniasty K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423997 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature