Psychological responses to U.S. statewide restrictions and COVID-19 exposures: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated debate as to whether community-level behavioral restrictions are worth the emotional costs of such restrictions. Using a longitudinal design, we juxtaposed the relative impacts of state-level restrictions and case counts with person-level direct and media-based exposures on distress, loneliness, and traumatic stress symptoms (TSS) during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Method

From March 18, 2020 to April 18, 2020 and September 9, 2020 to October 16, 2020, a representative probability sample of U.S. adults (N = 5,594) completed surveys of their psychological responses and personal direct and media-based exposures to the COVID-19 pandemic. Survey data were merged with publicly available data on the stringency of state-l

SUBMITTER: Thompson RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature