Lockdown, quarantine measures, and social distancing: Associations with depression, anxiety and distress at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults from Germany

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作者
Benke, Christoph [1 ]
Autenrieth, Lara K. [1 ]
Asselmann, Eva [2 ]
Pane-Farre, Christiane A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Philipps Univ Marburg, Dept Psychol Clin Psychol & Psychotherapy, Gutenbergst 18, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
[2] Humboldt Univ, Dept Psychol Personal Psychol, Unter Linden 6, D-10099 Berlin, Germany
关键词
Public health measures; Loneliness; Panic attack; Life-satisfaction; PRIMARY-CARE; LONELINESS; COMORBIDITY; VALIDITY; EXPOSURE; SCALE; RISK;
D O I
10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113462
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic is suggested to have a negative impact on mental health. To prevent the spread of Sars-CoV-2, governments worldwide have implemented different forms of public health measures ranging from physical distancing recommendations to stay-at-home orders, which have disrupted individuals' everyday life tremendously. However, evidence on the associations of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures with mental health are limited so far. In this study, we investigated the role of sociodemographic and COVID-19 related factors for immediate mental health consequences in a nationwide community sample of adults from Germany (N = 4335). Specifically, we examined the effects of different forms and levels of restriction resulting from public health measures (e.g. quarantine, stay-at-home order) on anxiety and depression symptomatology, health anxiety, loneliness, the occurrence of fearful spells, psychosocial distress and life-satisfaction. We found that higher restrictions due to lockdown measures, a greater reduction of social contacts and greater perceived changes in life were associated with higher mental health impairments. Importantly, a subjectively assumed but not an officially announced stay-at-home order was associated with poorer mental health. Our findings underscore the importance of adequate risk communication and targeted mental health recommendations especially for vulnerable groups during these challenging times.
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