Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms associated with protective and risky behaviors for coronavirus disease 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Psychiatric disorders increase risk for contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but we know little about relationships between psychiatric symptoms and COVID-19 risky and protective behaviors. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with increased propensity to engage in risky behaviors, but may also be associated with increased COVID-19 protective behaviors due to increased threat sensitivity and social isolation.

Method

We examined associations of PTSD symptoms with COVID-19-related protective and risky behaviors using data from a cross-sectional online United States study among 845 US adults in August through September 2020. PTSD symptoms (PTSD Checklist-5), sociodemographics, COVID-19-related experiences and vulnerabilities, and past 3

SUBMITTER: Nishimi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature