Distortions to the passage of time during England's second national lockdown: A role for depression.

ABSTRACT: In attempts to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus, many governments have resorted to imposing national lockdowns on their citizens. Previous research has demonstrated the passage of time becomes distorted for many people during these lockdowns. To date, research has only examined how time was experienced early in initial lockdowns. The current study examined whether distortions to the passage of time were also present later into the global pandemic. An online questionnaire was used to collect passage of time judgments for the day, week and 8 month period since the first UK lockdown. In addition, measures of affect, social satisfaction, task-load, compliance and health status were also recorded. The results show that over 80% of people reported experiencing distortion to the passage o

SUBMITTER: Ogden R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057617 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature