Covid-19 stressors, mental/emotional distress and political support
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6405488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luca Bernardi (0000-0001-5875-9990, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), Ian H Gotlib (0000-0002-3622-3199, Stanford University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 425-436 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2022.2055372 |
| OpenAlex | W4226459714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 38 |
The effects of COVID-19 on democracy and mental health are still under investigation. In this article, it is considered that, on average, higher COVID-19 stressors and symptoms of distress are associated with lower political support and that higher COVID-19 stressors are associated with higher symptoms of mental/emotional distress. This formulation was tested by conducting two online surveys in Britain in August 2020 and March 2021. Strong support was found for this hypothesis. Greater worry about COVID-19 life changes is associated with a lower evaluation of government performance on the pandemic and with a lower perceived responsiveness of the political system; higher COVID-19 stress resulting from anti-pandemic measures is associated with a poorer evaluation of government performance and, subsequently, with less trust in government. It was also found that higher COVID-19 worry and stress were associated with more symptoms of mental/emotional distress. These findings highlight that pandemic-related stressors may influence people’s political engagement and mental health
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Anxiety · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Distress · Emotional distress · Mental distress · Mental health · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Virology
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The development of a six‐item short‐form of the state scale of the Spielberger State—Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
A general approach to causal mediation analysis.
The CES-D Scale
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Depression and political predispositions
How trust, mistrust and distrust shape the governance of the Covid-19 crisis
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The effect of Covid‐19 lockdowns on political support
How the coronavirus crisis affects citizen trust in institutions and in unknown others
Rallying in fear? Estimating the effect of the UK Covid‐19 lockdown with a natural experiment
Depression and attitudes to change in referendums
Advances in the Study of Democratic Responsiveness
A Re-assessment of the Concept of Political Support
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Dutch Covid-19 lockdown measures increased trust in government and trust in science
Democracy and Depression
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |