A 2-Month Follow-Up Study of Psychological Distress among Italian People during the Covid-19 Lockdown

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ID15475384
AutoresPaolo Roma (0000-0002-1031-0948, Sapienza University of Rome), Merylin Monaro (0000-0001-5598-691X, University of Padua), Marco Colasanti (0000-0002-5131-5913, Sapienza University of Rome), Eleonora Ricci (0000-0003-0591-3389, University of Chieti-Pescara), Silvia Biondi (0000-0001-5862-1799, Sapienza University of Rome), Alberto Di Domenico (0000-0002-9962-2891, University of Chieti-Pescara), Maria Cristina Verrocchio (0000-0003-2549-1152, University of Chieti-Pescara), Christian Napoli (0000-0002-5775-2276, Sapienza University of Rome), Sandra Ferracuti (0000-0003-1150-1460, Sapienza University of Rome), Cristina Mazza (0000-0002-2554-8094, University of Chieti-Pescara, autor correspondente)
Ano2020
Volume17
Fascículo21
Páginas8180-8180
Data de publicação2020-11-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17218180
PMID33167479
OpenAlexW3096186573
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas37
Referências citadas34

The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has called for unprecedented measures, including a national lockdown in Italy. The present study aimed at identifying psychological changes (e.g., changes in depression, stress, and anxiety levels) among the Italian public during the lockdown period, in addition to factors associated with these changes. An online follow-up survey was administered to 439 participants (original sample = 2766), between 28 April and 3 May 2020. A paired sample t-test tested for differences in stress, anxiety, and depression over the period. Multivariate regression models examined associations between sociodemographic variables, personality traits, coping strategies, depression, and stress. Results showed an increase in stress and depression over the lockdown, but not anxiety. Negative affect and detachment were associated with higher levels of depression and stress. Higher levels of depression at the start of the lockdown, as well as fewer coping strategies and childlessness, were associated with increased depression at follow-up, whereas higher levels of stress at the start of the lockdown and younger age were associated with higher stress at follow-up. These results may help us to identify persons at greater risk of suffering from psychological distress as a result lockdown conditions, and inform psychological interventions targeting post-traumatic symptoms

Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Distress · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Multivariate analysis · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Internal Medicine