Social anxiety disorder is Associated with Vaccination attitude, stress, and coping responses during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) may be at a higher risk for negative outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic due to isolation that is both characteristic of the disorder and also potentially exacerbated by quarantine and public health restrictions. Accordingly, we evaluated emotional and behavioral responses to stress during COVID-19 and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine adoption in socially anxious versus non-socially anxious adults.

Methods

Participants (N = 84) were young adults between 18 and 24 years of age who completed a diagnostic interview and self-report measures assessing stress, anxiety and coping responses during COVID-19. Welch's t-tests assessed group differences on mental health outcomes between the SAD versus non-SAD group, an

SUBMITTER: Carlton CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125532 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature