Longitudinal changes in COVID-19 concern and stress: Pandemic fatigue overrides individual differences in caution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pandemic fatigue describes a phenomenon whereby individuals experience a decrease in COVID-19 concern over time, despite their risk for infection remaining stable, or even increasing. Individual differences in the experience of pandemic fatigue may have important implications for people's adherence to public health recommendations.

Design and methods

Using data collected from a large community cohort in McLennan County, TX, longitudinal changes in COVID-19-related concern, stress, and affect across three appointments separated by approximately 4 weeks (July-November 2020) were examined. About 495, 349, and 286 participants completed one, two, and three appointments, respectively. Changes to stress physiology and local travel over time were also analyzed.

Result

SUBMITTER: Gassen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425906 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature