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To evaluate mental health outcomes during pandemic-induced lockdowns across multiple countries and identify key sociodemographic, environmental, and psychological predictors.

December 31, 2020PLoS ONEOpen Access

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: An international study

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AGAndrew T. GlosterUniversity of Lucerne DLDemetris LamnisosEuropean University Cyprus JĻJeļena ĻubenkoEuropean University College

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Cross-sectional survey reveals moderate mental health and key resilience factors in global adults during lockdowns, suggesting psychological flexibility and financial aid buffer pandemic stress.

Key Points

To evaluate mental health outcomes during pandemic-induced lockdowns across multiple countries and identify key sociodemographic, environmental, and psychological predictors.
Cross-sectional international survey administered to N=9,565 participants across 78 countries in 18 languages.
Assessed outcomes including stress, depression, affect, and wellbeing against predictors such as country, lockdown characteristics, sociodemographics, social support, and psychological flexibility.
Approximately 10% of the sample languished with low levels of mental health, while approximately 50% exhibited moderate mental health.
Social support, education level, and psychological flexibility consistently predicted superior mental health outcomes.
Financial deterioration and lack of access to basic supplies emerged as the strongest predictors of poor mental health outcomes.

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Gloster et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1829eccf02a40e68b477a2 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244809

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December 31, 2020PLoS ONEOpen Access

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: An international study

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Authors

AGAndrew T. GlosterUniversity of Lucerne DLDemetris LamnisosEuropean University Cyprus JĻJeļena ĻubenkoEuropean University College

Discussion

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Implication

Cross-sectional survey reveals moderate mental health and key resilience factors in global adults during lockdowns, suggesting psychological flexibility and financial aid buffer pandemic stress.

Key Points

To evaluate mental health outcomes during pandemic-induced lockdowns across multiple countries and identify key sociodemographic, environmental, and psychological predictors.
Cross-sectional international survey administered to N=9,565 participants across 78 countries in 18 languages.
Assessed outcomes including stress, depression, affect, and wellbeing against predictors such as country, lockdown characteristics, sociodemographics, social support, and psychological flexibility.
Approximately 10% of the sample languished with low levels of mental health, while approximately 50% exhibited moderate mental health.
Social support, education level, and psychological flexibility consistently predicted superior mental health outcomes.
Financial deterioration and lack of access to basic supplies emerged as the strongest predictors of poor mental health outcomes.

Cite This Study

Gloster et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1829eccf02a40e68b477a2 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244809

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