Negative cognitive and psychological correlates of mandatory quarantine during the initial Covid-19 outbreak in China

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ID8708592
AutoresMeiqi Xin (0000-0002-8636-4918, autor correspondente), Sitong Luo (0000-0002-7450-5613), Rui She (0000-0002-8948-2792), Yanqiu Yu (0000-0002-7953-6320), Lijuan Li (0000-0001-5665-5872), Suhua Wang (0009-0000-8702-0925, Baotou Medical College), Le Ma (0000-0001-7592-9779), Fangbiao Tao (0000-0003-4807-9670), Jianxin Zhang (0000-0001-6076-5433), Junfeng Zhao (0000-0002-7171-5658), Liping Li (0000-0003-3306-779X), Dongsheng Hu (0000-0002-3247-5786), Guohua Zhang (0000-0003-2743-3167), Jing Gu (0000-0002-4035-9072), Danhua Lin (0000-0003-3755-1730), Hongmei Wang (0000-0002-7565-9040), Yong Cai (0000-0001-5037-763X), Zhaofen Wang (0000-0001-9406-2955), Hua You (0000-0002-0004-0470), Guoqing Hu (0000-0002-5002-8015), Joseph T F Lau (0000-0003-2344-7107)
Ano2020
Volume75
Fascículo5
Páginas607-617
Data de publicação2020-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/amp0000692
OpenAlexW3043373976
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas57
Referências citadas2

Quarantine plays a key role in controlling the pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study investigated (a) the associations between mandatory quarantine status and negative cognitions (perceived discrimination because of COVID-19 and perceived risk of COVID-19 infection)/mental health status (emotional distress because of COVID-19, probable depression, and self-harm/suicidal ideation), (b) the associations between the negative cognitions and mental health status, and (c) potential mediations between quarantined status and probable depression and self-harm/suicidal ideation via COVID-19-related negative cognitions/emotional distress. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 24,378 students of 26 universities in 16 Chinese cities (February 1-10, 2020). Correlation coefficients, odds ratios (OR), structural equation modeling, and other statistics were used for data analysis. Mandatory quarantined status was significantly and positively associated with perceived discrimination (Cohen's d = 0.62), perceived high/very high risk of infection (OR = 1.61), emotional distress (Cohen's d = 0.46), probable depression (OR = 2.54), and self-harm/suicidal ideation (OR = 4.98). Perceived discrimination was moderately and positively associated with emotional distress (Spearman correlation = 0.44). Associations between perceived risk of infection and mental health variables were significant but relatively weak. Cross-sectional mediation models showed good model fit, but the overall indirect paths via COVID-19-related negative cognitions/emotional distress only accounted for 12-15% of the total effects between quarantined status and probable depression and self-harm/suicidal ideation. In conclusion, quarantined participants were more likely than others to perceive discrimination and exhibit mental distress. It is important to integrate mental health care into the planning and implementation of quarantine measures. Future longitudinal studies to explore mechanisms underlying the mental health impact of quarantines are warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

Cognition · Depression (economics · Distress · Environmental health · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Clinical Psychology