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dc.contributor.authorMækelæ, Martin Jensen
dc.contributor.authorReggev, Niv
dc.contributor.authorDutra, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorTamayo, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorSilva-Sobrinho, Reinaldo
dc.contributor.authorKlevjer, Kristoffer
dc.contributor.authorPfuhl, Gerit
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-02T06:46:06Z
dc.date.available2020-10-02T06:46:06Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-12
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to drastically change their social life habits as governments employed harsh restrictions to reduce the spread of the virus. Although beneficial to physical health, the perception of physical distancing and related restrictions could impact mental health. In a pre-registered online survey, we assessed how effective a range of restrictions were perceived, how severely they affected daily life, general distress and paranoia during the early phase of the outbreak in Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Israel, Norway and USA. Most of our over 2000 respondents rated the restrictions as effective. School closings were perceived as having the strongest effect on daily life. Participants who believed their country reacted too mildly perceived the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 to be higher, were more worried and expressed reduced beliefs in the ability to control the outbreak. Relatedly, dissatisfaction with governmental reactions corresponded with increased distress levels. Together, we found that satisfaction with one's governmental reactions and fear appraisal play an important role in assessing the efficacy of restrictions during the pandemic and their related psychological outcomes. These findings inform policy-makers on the psychological factors that strengthen resilience and foster the well-being of citizens in times of global crisis.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMækelæ MJ, Reggev, Dutra, Tamayo, Silva-Sobrinho, Klevjer K, Pfuhl G. Perceived efficacy of COVID-19 restrictions, reactions and their impact on mental health during the early phase of the outbreak in six countries. Royal Society Open Science. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1835225
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200644
dc.identifier.issn2054-5703
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19529
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen_US
dc.relation.journalRoyal Society Open Science
dc.relation.urihttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.200644
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.titlePerceived efficacy of COVID-19 restrictions, reactions and their impact on mental health during the early phase of the outbreak in six countriesen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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