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Schelhorn I, Ecker A, Lüdtke MN, Rehm S, Tran T, Bereznai JL, Meyer ML, Sütterlin S, Kinateder M, Lugo RG, Shiban Y. Psychological Burden During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany. Front Psychol 2021; 12:640518. [PMID: 34557124 PMCID: PMC8453152 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.640518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
After the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed in Germany, various measures limiting contact between people were introduced across the country. The implementation of these measures varied between jurisdictions and potentially had a negative impact on the psychological well-being of many people. However, the prevalence, severity, and type of symptoms of psychological burden has not been documented in detail. In the current study, we analysed various self-reported symptoms of psychological burden in a German sample. The dataset was collected between April 8th and June 1st, 2020, through an online survey measuring psychological burden using the ICD-10-symptom rating scale. More than 2,000 individuals responded to the survey, with a total of 1,459 complete datasets. Data was then sampled to compare (1) the new data to an existing demographically comparable reference dataset including a total of 2,512 participants who did not undergo any kind of contact restrictions or other pandemic measurements, and (2) psychological burden in two different German states. In line with recent observations from Germany, Italy, China, Austria and Turkey, we found a high prevalence of depressive symptoms in comparison to the reference sample. Furthermore, we found a high prevalence of eating disorder and compulsion symptoms. Especially younger adults and women reported a higher symptom severity compared to other groups during our measurement period. However, no difference between the two states in psychological burden was found.
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Affiliation(s)
- Iris Schelhorn
- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinic and Polyclinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, Østfold University College, Fredrikstad, Norway
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- National Research Council Canada (NRC-CNRC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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Providing support is easier done than said: Support providers' perceptions of touch and verbal support provision requests. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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