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Tytuł:
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Reactions to COVID-19: Differential predictors of distress, avoidance, and disregard for social distancing.
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Autorzy:
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Taylor S; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6E 2A1, BC, Canada. Electronic address: .
Landry CA; Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, CANADA.
Paluszek MM; Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, CANADA.
Asmundson GJG; Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, CANADA.
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Źródło:
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Journal of affective disorders [J Affect Disord] 2020 Dec 01; Vol. 277, pp. 94-98. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 07.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: Amsterdam, Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press.
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MeSH Terms:
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Attitude to Health*
Avoidance Learning*
Communicable Disease Control*
Coronavirus Infections*
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Psychological Distress*
Social Behavior*
Adult ; Aged ; Anxiety ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Canada ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depression ; Fear ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patient Health Questionnaire ; Psychological Distance ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States
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Grant Information:
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Canada CIHR
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Avoidance; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Distress; Pandemic; Social distancing
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20200818 Date Completed: 20201026 Latest Revision: 20210110
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Update Code:
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20240105
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PubMed Central ID:
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PMC7413096
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.002
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PMID:
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32799109
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Background: Recent psychological research into the effects of COVID-19 has focused largely on understanding excessive fear reactions ("over-responses"). Equally important, but neglected phenomena concern "under-responses", in which people downplay the significance of COVID-19. People who do not take the pandemic seriously may be less likely to adhere to social distancing policies. The present study is, to our knowledge, the first to investigate the differential predictors of over- and under-responses to COVID-19.
Methods: A large community sample from the United States and Canada (N = 6,854) completed measures of beliefs associated with over- and under-responses, along with measures of distress, excessive avoidance, and nonadherence to social distancing. Over-response beliefs were assessed by scales measuring beliefs about the dangerousness of COVID-19 (personal health and socio-economic threats) and COVID-19-related xenophobia (beliefs that foreigners are spreading the virus). Under-response beliefs were assessed by scales measuring beliefs that the threat of COVID-19 has been exaggerated, and beliefs that one is sufficiently healthy to be robust against the effects of COVID-19.
Results: In regression analyses, medium or large effects were obtained whereby over-response beliefs predicted distress (including distress associated with self-isolation) and excessive avoidance during the pandemic, whereas under-response beliefs predicted the disregard for social distancing.
Limitations: This study relied on self-reported cross-sectional data and focused on extreme forms of disregard for social distancing guidelines, CONCLUSION: : It is important to understand under-responses to COVID-19 and how these relate to distress, excessive avoidance, and nonadherence to social distancing. Implications for addressing the problems of over- and under-response are discussed.
(Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
