The Psychological Impact of Threat &amp;amp; Lockdowns During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mulukom, Valerie van; Muzzulini, Barbara; Bt, Rutjens; Cj, Van Lissa; Farias, Miguel

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“…4 , 13 They may have also been challenged by longer working hours and more intense working circumstances, sometimes with inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE), 14 , 15 the latter of which has been found to be associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms among keyworkers during the current pandemic. 16 Degree of exposure to the public and therefore to the virus may also correlate with increased distress in other keyworker roles as well. One US study conducted in the first few months of the pandemic found that grocery store workers who interacted directly with the public were more anxious and depressed than those who did not interface with customers.…”

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Comparing the mental health trajectories of four different types of keyworkers with non-keyworkers: 12-month follow-up observational study of 21 874 adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Fancourt

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Br J Psychiatry

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Background There are concerns that keyworkers may be at a greater risk for psychological distress than non-keyworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little research has included keyworkers outside of the healthcare sector or has disaggregated keyworkers into different subgroups. Aims To examine longitudinal changes in mental health over 12 months during the COVID-19 pandemic comparing four different groups of keyworkers with non-keyworkers. Method Longitudinal data were from 21 874 adults living in England (21 March 2020 to 22 February 2021). Latent growth modelling was utilised to compare growth trajectories of depressive and anxiety symptoms in non-keyworkers and four types of keyworkers: (a) health and social care workers, (b) teachers and child care workers, (c) public service workers, and (d) essential services keyworkers (such as food chain or utility workers). Results When accounting for both time-invariant and time-varying covariates, keyworkers in the essential services category had consistently higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than non-keyworkers across the whole of the study period. There was little difference in the mental health trajectories between health/social care, teachers/child care and public service worker categories and non-keyworkers. Conclusions Our findings suggest that the risk for poorer mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic varies within the broad category of keyworkers generally, and that those working in utility, food chain and transport roles are especially at risk. Future research should focus on identifying which aspects of working conditions may be contributing to occupational stress in these groups.

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“…b. General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) typically taken at the age of 15 or 16; Advanced Level qualifications (A-levels) and other equivalent educational qualifications that are not part of higher education (typically age[16][17][18][19].…”

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Comparing the mental health trajectories of four different types of keyworkers with non-keyworkers: 12-month follow-up observational study of 21 874 adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Fancourt

et al. 2022

Br J Psychiatry

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“…We suggest this may reflect the fact that people consider scientists the authorities on COVID-19, rather than governments. Moreover, there is variation in how much governments are perceived to have taken action during the COVID-19 pandemic (van Mulukom et al, 2020).…”

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Trust in scientists and non-populist governments supports COVID-19 information and safeguarding behaviors

Mulukom¹

2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis, and in order to halt it, the spread of the virus needs to be curbed. The World Health Organization and governments have put forward protective guidelines to stop the spread, but adherence to these guidelines is still variable. Through a large survey in twelve countries worldwide (N = 7,755), we show that the information about COVID-19 which is accurate and trustworthy is paramount for the adherence to protective guidelines. Specifically, adherence to safety precautions is predicted by concern, gender, perceived risk, perceived knowledge, and trust in scientists. Adherence to the guidelines was also predicted by distrust in the government and the conspiracy belief that the virus is artificially made; conspiracy thinking predicted self-centered protective behaviors more strongly than safety precautions, however. Conspiracy thinking was predicted by trust in social media, whereas perceived knowledge was associated with trust in reliable COVID-19 websites.

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“…4,13 They may have also been challenged by longer working hours and more intense working circumstances, sometimes with inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE), 14,15 the latter of which has been found to be associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms amongst key workers during the current pandemic. 16 Degree of exposure to the public and therefore to the virus may also correlate with increased distress in other key worker roles as well. One US study conducted in the first few months of the pandemic found that grocery store workers who interacted directly with the public were more anxiety and depressed than those who do not interface with customers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing mental health trajectories of four different types of key workers with non-key workers: A 12-month follow-up observational study of 21,874 adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

Paul¹,

Mak²,

Bu³

2021

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BackgroundThere are concerns that key workers may be at a greater risk for psychological distress than non-key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little research has included key workers outside of the healthcare sector or has disaggregated key workers into different subgroups.AimsTo examine longitudinal changes in mental health over 12 months during the COVID-19 pandemic comparing four different groups of key workers with non-key workers.MethodLongitudinal data were from 21,874 adults living in England (21 March 2020 to 22 February 2021). Latent growth modelling (LGM) was utilised to compare growth trajectories of depressive and anxiety symptoms in non-key workers and four types of key workers: i) health and social care workers, ii) teachers and childcare workers, iii) public service workers, and iv) essential services key workers (e.g., food chain or utility workers).ResultsWhen accounting for both time-invariant and time-varying covariates, key workers in the essential services category had consistently higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than non-key workers across the whole of the study period. There was little difference in mental health trajectories between health/social care, teachers/childcare and public service worker categories and non-key workers.ConclusionsOur findings suggest risk for poorer mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic varies within the broad category of key workers generally, and that those working in utility, food chain, and transport roles are especially at risk. Future research should focus on identifying which aspects of working conditions may be contributing to occupational stress in these groups.

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The Psychological Impact of Threat & Lockdowns During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Comparing the mental health trajectories of four different types of keyworkers with non-keyworkers: 12-month follow-up observational study of 21 874 adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

Comparing the mental health trajectories of four different types of keyworkers with non-keyworkers: 12-month follow-up observational study of 21 874 adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

Trust in scientists and non-populist governments supports COVID-19 information and safeguarding behaviors

Comparing mental health trajectories of four different types of key workers with non-key workers: A 12-month follow-up observational study of 21,874 adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

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