Risk, resilience, psychological distress, and anxiety at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
Risk, resilience, psychological distress, and anxiety at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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DOI：
10.1002/brb3.1745
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Stroehle, Andreas
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作者：
Petzold, Moritz Bruno;Bendau, Antonia;Stroehle, Andreas
背景 当前的 COVID-19 大流行由于健康相关、社会、经济和个人后果而带来多种心理压力，并可能造成心理困扰。本研究的目的是筛查当前 COVID-19 大流行对德国民众心理健康的负面影响，并分析可能的风险和保护因素。方法 3月27日至4月6日，共有6,509人参与了德国的在线调查。调查问卷包括人口统计信息和确定的心理困扰、焦虑和抑郁症状以及风险和保护因素。结果 在我们的样本中，超过 50% 的人表示因 COVID-19 大流行而感到焦虑和心理困扰。参与者每天花几个小时思考 COVID-19 (M = 4.45)。与疾病经历相比，心理和社会决定因素与 COVID-19 焦虑的关联性更强。结论 当前的 COVID-19 大流行确实给很大一部分普通人群带来了心理困扰、焦虑和抑郁。保持健康的生活方式和社会交往、接受焦虑和负面情绪、培养自我效能以及在需要时到哪里获得医疗的信息等策略似乎有帮助，而药物滥用和抑制焦虑和负面情绪似乎与更多的心理负担有关。
Background The current COVID-19 pandemic comes with multiple psychological stressors due to health-related, social, economic, and individual consequences and may cause psychological distress. The aim of this study was to screen the population in Germany for negative impact on mental health in the current COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze possible risk and protective factors. Methods A total of 6,509 people took part in an online survey in Germany from 27 March to 6 April. The questionnaire included demographic information and ascertained psychological distress, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and risk and protective factors. Results In our sample, over 50% expressed suffering from anxiety and psychological distress regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants spent several hours per day thinking about COVID-19 (M = 4.45). Psychological and social determinants showed stronger associations with anxiety regarding COVID-19 than experiences with the disease. Conclusions The current COVID-19 pandemic does cause psychological distress, anxiety, and depression for large proportions of the general population. Strategies such as maintaining a healthy lifestyle and social contacts, acceptance of anxiety and negative emotions, fostering self-efficacy, and information on where to get medical treatment if needed, seem of help, while substance abuse and suppression of anxiety and negative emotions seem to be associated with more psychological burden.