Context, design and conduct of the longitudinal COVID-19 psychological research consortium study-wave 3.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the adult population in multiple countries. This paper describes the third wave of the UK survey (the 'parent' strand of the Consortium) during July-August 2020.

Methods

Adults (N = 2025) who participated in the baseline and/or first follow-up surveys were reinvited to participate in this survey, which assessed: (1) COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours; (2) the occurrence of common mental disorders; as well as the role of (3) psychological factors and (4) social and political attitudes, in influencing the public's response to the pandemic. Weights were calculated using a survey raking algorithm to ensure that the cross-sectional samp

SUBMITTER: McBride O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8209941 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature