Distortions in time perception during collective trauma: Insights from a national longitudinal study during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

During the protracted collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, lay of distorted perceptions of time (e.g., time slowing, days blurring together, uncertainty about the future) have been widespread. Known as "temporal disintegration" in psychiatric literature, these distortions are associated with negative mental health consequences. However, the prevalence and predictors of temporal disintegration are poorly understood. We examined perceptions of time passing and their associations with lifetime stress and trauma and pandemic-related secondary stress as COVID-19 spread across the United States.

Method

A probability-based national sample (N = 5,661) from the NORC AmeriSpeak online panel, which had completed a mental and physical health survey prior to the p

SUBMITTER: Holman EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9898469 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature