Identifying Resilience Factors of Distress and Paranoia During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Five Countries.

ABSTRACT: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has affected all countries with more than 100 million confirmed cases and over 2.1 million casualties by the end of January 2021 worldwide. A prolonged pandemic can harm global levels of optimism, regularity, and sense of meaning and belonging, yielding adverse effects on individuals' mental health as represented by worry, paranoia, and distress. Here we studied resilience, a successful adaptation despite risk and adversity, in five countries: Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Israel, and Norway. In April 2020, over 2,500 participants were recruited for an observational study measuring protective and obstructive factors for distress and paranoia. More than 800 of these participants also completed a follow-up study in July. We found that thriving, keeping a r

SUBMITTER: Mækelæ MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8222673 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature