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A Cross-Country Examination on the Fear of COVID-19 and the Sense of Loneliness during the First Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak
Gianluca Lo CocoIvana MilovanovićSaša PišotAmbra GentileAntonino BiancoKsenija BosnarPatrik Dridsubject
MaleCross-country Fear of COVID-19 Loneliness Psychosocial distress COVID-19Health Toxicology and MutagenesisSloveniapandemijecoronaviruslcsh:MedicineDisease Outbreaksrestrictions0302 clinical medicineEconomic costPandemicstrah030212 general & internal medicineEveryday lifeukrepipublic healthLonelinessFearItalypsihosocialne stiskefearFemalemedicine.symptomPsychologySerbiaisolationmedicine.medical_specialtySlovakiaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Croatiafear of COVID-19Article03 medical and health sciencesmedicinelonelinessHumansPandemicsAgedBosnia and Herzegovinaudc:616-036.21:614:616.89-008.441osamljenostSARS-CoV-2koronavirusPublic healthpandemicjavno zdravjelcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthOutbreakCOVID-19psychosocial distressMental healthSpainCommunicable Disease Controlcross-country030217 neurology & neurosurgeryDemographyizolacijadescription
The aim of the current study is to examine gender, age. and cross-country differences in fear of COVID-19 and sense of loneliness during the lockdown, by comparing people from those countries with a high rate of infections and deaths (e.g., Spain and Italy) and from countries with a mild spread of infection (e.g., Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina). A total of 3876 participants (63% female) completed an online survey on “Everyday life practices in COVID-19 time” in April 2020, including measures of fear of COVID-19 and loneliness. Males and females of all age groups in countries suffering from the powerful impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reported greater fear of COVID-19 and sense of loneliness. In less endangered countries, females and the elderly reported more symptoms than males and the young
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |