Relating psychiatric symptoms and self-regulation during the COVID-19 crisis.

ABSTRACT: Disruptions of self-regulation are a hallmark of numerous psychiatric disorders. Here, we examine the relationship between transdiagnostic dimensions of psychopathology and changes in self-regulation in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a data-driven approach on a large number of cognitive tasks and self-reported surveys in training datasets. Then, we derived measures of self-regulation and psychiatric functioning in an independent population sample (N = 102) tested both before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the restrictions in place represented a threat to mental health and forced people to flexibly adjust to modifications of daily routines. We found independent relationships between transdiagnostic dimensions of psychopathology and longitudinal alterat

SUBMITTER: Vaghi MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274960 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature