The effects of COVID-19 continuous traumatic stressors on mental health and cognitive functioning: A case example from Turkey.

ABSTRACT: There is a need to accurately assess the specific impacts of the various traumatic stressors caused by COVID-19 on mental health. The goal was to evaluate the impact of different types of COVID-19 stressors (infection fears, lockdown, and economic stressors) on mental health and cognitive functioning. We used a sample of 262 Turkish adults. We administered an online questionnaire that included measures of COVID-19 traumatic stressors, PTSD, depression, anxiety, executive function deficits, and cumulative stressors and traumas (CST). The analyses included correlations, hierarchical regression, path analysis, and PROCESS mediation analysis. All COVID-19 traumatic stressors types and their cumulative load predicted PTSD, depression, anxiety, and executive function deficits after controlling f

SUBMITTER: Kira IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057920 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature