Exploring psychological vulnerability and responses to the COVID-19 lockdown in Greece

Lydia Xourafi, P. Sardi, A. Kostaki
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This study explores the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population in Greece during the general lockdown period. Specifically, depression, anxiety and stress scores, as well as the factors associated with vulnerability to developing mental health conditions during this period, were investigated. A total of 911 adults participated in an online survey by completing a self-reporting questionnaire that included demographic questions, DASS-42 items (anxiety, stress and depression scales) and other questions related to personal experience. Regression modelling uncovered a significant relationship between gender and DASS scores, with women having significantly higher scores than men for all mental health problems. Participants aged 20–39 years were especially vulnerable to experiencing poor mental health. Unemployed participants reported having worse mental health than others. Having more perceived psychosocial support during the pandemic was associated with lower overall scores. Thus, women, young adults and the unemployed exhibited particularly high levels of vulnerability, while individuals who received social support from relatives and friends during the lockdown were more resilient to the effects of social isolation.
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探索心理脆弱性和对希腊新冠肺炎封锁的反应
本研究探讨了在全面封锁期间,COVID-19大流行对希腊人口的社会心理影响。具体而言,研究人员调查了抑郁、焦虑和压力得分,以及在此期间易患心理健康状况的相关因素。共有911名成年人参与了一项在线调查,他们完成了一份自我报告问卷,其中包括人口统计问题、DASS-42项目(焦虑、压力和抑郁量表)以及其他与个人经历相关的问题。回归模型揭示了性别与DASS得分之间的显著关系,女性在所有心理健康问题上的得分明显高于男性。20-39岁的参与者尤其容易出现心理健康状况不佳的情况。失业的参与者报告说他们的心理健康状况比其他人差。在大流行期间获得更多的心理社会支持与较低的总体得分相关。因此,妇女、年轻人和失业者表现出特别高的脆弱性,而在封锁期间得到亲戚和朋友社会支持的个人更能抵御社会孤立的影响。
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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research Social Sciences-Demography
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期刊介绍: In Europe there is currently an increasing public awareness of the importance that demographic trends have in reshaping our societies. Concerns about possible negative consequences of population aging seem to be the major force behind this new interest in demographic research. Demographers have been pointing out the fundamental change in the age composition of European populations and its potentially serious implications for social security schemes for more than two decades but it is only now that the expected retirement of the baby boom generation has come close enough in time to appear on the radar screen of social security planners and political decision makers to be considered a real challenge and not just an academic exercise.
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