Psychological distress in North America during COVID-19: The role of pandemic-related stressors.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on lives around the globe. In addition to the primary threat of infection, widespread secondary stressors associated with the pandemic have included social isolation, financial insecurity, resource scarcity, and occupational difficulties.

Objective

The current study examined the impact of these disruptions on psychological distress during the initial adjustment phase to the pandemic in North America.

Method

A sample of 2463 residents of the US and Canada completed both baseline and follow-up surveys across several weeks between March and May 2020.

Results

Those participants perceiving stress related to higher levels of personal threat to health and to the well-being of family members at baseline reported higher

SUBMITTER: Zheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9757831 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature