Gutenberg Open Science: Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health in Germany : longitudinal observation of different mental health trajectories and protective factors

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dc.contributor.author	Ahrens, Kira Florence	-
dc.contributor.author	Neumann, Rebecca J.	-
dc.contributor.author	Kollmann, Bianca	-
dc.contributor.author	Brokelmann, J.	-
dc.contributor.author	Werthern, Nina Margarete von	-
dc.contributor.author	Malyshau, Aliaksandr	-
dc.contributor.author	Weichert, D.	-
dc.contributor.author	Lutz, B.	-
dc.contributor.author	Fiebach, Christian J.	-
dc.contributor.author	Wessa, Michèle	-
dc.contributor.author	Kalisch, Raffael	-
dc.contributor.author	Plichta, Michael M.	-
dc.contributor.author	Lieb, Klaus	-
dc.contributor.author	Tüscher, Oliver	-
dc.contributor.author	Reif, Andreas	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-06T10:08:46Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-07-06T10:08:46Z	-
dc.date.issued	2021	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/7334	-
dc.description.abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting measures can be regarded as a global stressor. Cross-sectional studies showed rather negative impacts on people’s mental health, while longitudinal studies considering pre-lockdown data are still scarce. The present study investigated the impact of COVID-19 related lockdown measures in a longitudinal German sample, assessed since 2017. During lockdown, 523 participants completed additional weekly online questionnaires on e.g., mental health, COVID-19-related and general stressor exposure. Predictors for and distinct trajectories of mental health outcomes were determined, using multilevel models and latent growth mixture models, respectively. Positive pandemic appraisal, social support, and adaptive cognitive emotion regulation were positively, whereas perceived stress, daily hassles, and feeling lonely negatively related to mental health outcomes in the entire sample. Three subgroups (“recovered,” 9.0%; “resilient,” 82.6%; “delayed dysfunction,” 8.4%) with different mental health responses to initial lockdown measures were identified. Subgroups differed in perceived stress and COVID-19-specific positive appraisal. Although most participants remained mentally healthy, as observed in the resilient group, we also observed inter-individual differences. Participants’ psychological state deteriorated over time in the delayed dysfunction group, putting them at risk for mental disorder development. Consequently, health services should especially identify and allocate resources to vulnerable individuals.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	610 Medizin	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	610 Medical sciences	en_GB
dc.title	Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health in Germany : longitudinal observation of different mental health trajectories and protective factors	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7320	-
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 04 Medizin	de
jgu.organisation.number	2700	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	Translational Psychiatry	de
jgu.journal.volume	11	de
jgu.pages.alternative	392	de
jgu.publisher.year	2021	-
jgu.publisher.name	Nature Publishing Group	de
jgu.publisher.place	London	de
jgu.publisher.issn	2158-3188	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	610	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1038/s41398-021-01508-2	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485	-
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