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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Significance of Demographic Variables on Psychosocial Health from the Early Stage and Nine Months after the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak. A Cross-National Study.

Amy K Østertun Geirdal, Daicia Price, Mariyana Schoultz, Hilde Thygesen, Mary Ruffolo, Janni Leung, Tore Bonsaksen

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Comparing the effects of reduced social contact on psychosocial wellbeing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey from two Norwegian counties.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023
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  10. Leisure Engagement during COVID-19 and Its Association with Mental Health and Wellbeing in U.S. Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  11. COVID-19 Fear, Resilience, Social Support, Anxiety, and Suicide among College Students in Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Amy K Østertun GeirdalDepartment of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway.
Daicia PriceSchool of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Mariyana SchoultzDepartment of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
Hilde ThygesenDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Health Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway.
Mary RuffoloSchool of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Janni LeungFaculty of Health and Behavioural Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5816-2959
Tore BonsaksenFaculty of Health Studies, VID Specialized University, 4306 Sandnes, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-6315-1111

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This cross-national study explored stability and change in mental health, quality of life, well-being and loneliness during the early stage and nine months after the implementation of COVID-19 pandemic social distancing measures and periodic lockdowns as adjusted by demographic variables. In the USA, the UK, Australia and Norway, 7284 individuals responded to the invitation to take part in two cross-sectional web-based surveys (April and November 2020), including questions about sociodemographic variables and psychosocial outcomes. Independent

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COVID-19PandemicsAustraliaCommunicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNorwayQuality of LifeSARS-CoV-2coronavirusCOVID-19cross-national studylonelinessmental healthpsychosocial healthquality of lifewell-being

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PMCPMC8073997

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