{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["24(1)"],"submitter":["Ranieri V"],"funding":["Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>This study examined perceptions of coercion, pressures and procedural injustice and how such perceptions influenced psychological well-being in those who experienced a UK COVID-19 lockdown, with a view to preparing for the possibility of future lockdowns.<h4>Methods</h4>40 individuals categorised as perceiving the lockdown(s) as either highly or lowly coercive took part in one of six asynchronous virtual focus groups (AVFGs).<h4>Results</h4>Using thematic analysis, the following key themes were identified in participants' discussions: (1) Choice, control and freedom; (2) threats; (3) fairness; (4) circumstantial factors; and (5) psychological factors.<h4>Conclusions</h4>As the first qualitative study to investigate the psychological construct of perceived coercion in rel"],"journal":["BMC public health"],"pagination":["793"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10938678"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Pandemic lockdowns: who feels coerced and why? - a study on perceived coercion, perceived pressures and procedural justice during the UK COVID-19 lockdowns."],"pmcid":["PMC10938678"],"pubmed_authors":["Edwards SJ","Ranieri V","Gordon C","Kamboj SK"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Pandemic lockdowns: who feels coerced and why? - a study on perceived coercion, perceived pressures and procedural justice during the UK COVID-19 lockdowns.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>This study examined perceptions of coercion, pressures and procedural injustice and how such perceptions influenced psychological well-being in those who experienced a UK COVID-19 lockdown, with a view to preparing for the possibility of future lockdowns.<h4>Methods</h4>40 individuals categorised as perceiving the lockdown(s) as either highly or lowly coercive took part in one of six asynchronous virtual focus groups (AVFGs).<h4>Results</h4>Using thematic analysis, the following key themes were identified in participants' discussions: (1) Choice, control and freedom; (2) threats; (3) fairness; (4) circumstantial factors; and (5) psychological factors.<h4>Conclusions</h4>As the first qualitative study to investigate the psychological construct of perceived coercion in rel","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Mar","modification":"2026-07-15T00:37:55.404Z","creation":"2026-06-27T03:05:09.63Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10938678","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38481190"],"doi":["10.1186/s12889-024-17985-1"]}}