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Longitudinal assessment of Covid-19 fear and psychological wellbeing in the United Kingdom

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ID4895047
AuthorsMark Quigley (0000-0003-4342-1369, Swansea University), Seb Whiteford (0000-0003-3859-7220, Swansea University), Gemma Cameron (0000-0001-9882-7572, Swansea University), Daniel V Zuj (0000-0002-6376-8354, Swansea University), Simon Dymond (0000-0003-1319-4492, Swansea University)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue8
Pages726-738
Publication date2023-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053221134848
PMID36397647
OpenAlexW4309368778
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited40

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact global psychological wellbeing. To investigate the sustained impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing, the current study longitudinally assessed fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, intolerance of uncertainty, worry, sleep quality, loneliness and alcohol use during the pandemic in the United Kingdom. Timepoint 1 (T1; N = 445) took place in February 2021 following the highest number of pandemic-related deaths in the UK. Timepoint 2 (T2, N = 198) took place in June 2021 when pandemic-related deaths had declined considerably, and many had been vaccinated. At T1, COVID-19 fear predicted elevated levels of anxiety, depression, intolerance of uncertainty, worry, sleep quality and loneliness. At T2, we observed that levels of COVID-19 fear, depression, loneliness and sleep quality decreased. However, COVID-19 fear continued to predict elevated intolerance of uncertainty, worry and impaired sleep quality. These findings demonstrate the longitudinal impact of COVID-19 fear on psychological wellbeing

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Loneliness · Mental health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Worry · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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