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Mental Health Impact of COVID-19: A global study of risk and resilience factors

Martyna Beata PlomeckaSusanna GobbiRachael NeckelsPiotr RadzińskiBeata SkórkoSamuel LazzeriKristina AlmazidouAlisa DedićAsja BakalovićLejla HrustićZainab AshrafSarvin Es HaghiLuis Rodríguez-pinoVerena WallerHafsa JabeenAyşe Beyza AlpMehdi AghilibehnamDana ShibliZofia BaranczukZeeshan HaqSalah U QureshiAdriana M. StruttAli Jawaid

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medicine.medical_specialtyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)media_common.quotation_subjectVirus diseasesMental healthPsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health Psychology|Mental HealthPsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral SciencesPsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health PsychologyOptimismbepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Health PsychologyRisk and resiliencePandemicbepress|Social and Behavioral SciencesmedicinePsychologyPsychiatrymedia_common

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AbstractThis study anonymously screened 13,332 individuals worldwide for psychological symptoms related to Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from March 29th to April 14th, 2020. A total of n=12,817 responses were considered valid with responses from 12 featured countries and five WHO regions. Female gender, pre-existing psychiatric condition, and prior exposure to trauma were identified as notable risk factors, whereas optimism, ability to share concerns with family and friends like usual, positive prediction about COVID-19, and daily exercise predicted fewer psychological symptoms. These results could aid in dynamic optimization of mental health services during and following COVID-19 pandemic.

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2020-05-05
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/zj6b4