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ArticleInternational journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie2021

In this together: Psychological wellbeing of foreign workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mariapaola Barbato, Justin Thomas

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Article in International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Mariapaola BarbatoDepartment of Psychology, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3184-0603
Justin ThomasDepartment of Psychology, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8118-2947

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated infection prevention and control measures (e.g. quarantine, lockdown and isolation), have had an adverse impact on mental health. To date, the mental health status and challenges of foreign workers during the pandemic have been neglected in the literature. This cross-sectional web-based survey assessed levels of post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and insomnia among an international sample of foreign workers (n = 319) resident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The majority of participants were female (76%), European (69%) and highly educated (83% had a bachelor's or higher degree). Results indicate high rates of post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, and insomnia, especially among women, younger individuals, and those with a previous diagnosis of a psychological disorder. Additionally, foreign workers' perceptions of pandemic severity in their home nations (mild, moderate, severe) were positively correlated with their symptom levels of depression, anxiety and insomnia. Overall, these findings may help inform future public mental health strategy and pandemic preparedness plans with reference to safeguarding the psychological wellbeing of foreign workers.

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COVID-19PandemicsAnxietyCommunicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2Stress, PsychologicalUnited Arab EmiratesAnxietyCOVID-19DepressionForeign workersPost-traumatic stress

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PMID34125435
PMCPMC8426748

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