Anxiety and depressive symptoms among migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: A two-wave longitudinal study.

KariAnne Vrabel, Sverre Urnes Johnson, Omid V Ebrahimi, Asle Hoffart

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Psychological distress, loneliness, and satisfaction with life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway.Frontiers in public health · 2025
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KariAnne VrabelDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Sverre Urnes JohnsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Omid V EbrahimiDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Asle HoffartDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

University of Oslo · NO

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Abstract

This study was designed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of migrants living in Norway. We conducted a longitudinal two-waves survey among a sample of 574 migrants and multilevel modelling was used to analyse anxiety, health anxiety and depressive symptoms. Demographic and psychological predictors were investigated. The levels of anxiety, health anxiety and depressive symptoms among migrants decreased from the lockdown (strict social distancing protocols) to phaseout. Reductions in maladaptive coping strategies were related to parallel reductions in anxiety, health anxiety, and depression, and a reduction in loneliness was related to a reduction in depression. The results indicate that the elevated levels of anxiety, health anxiety and depressive symptoms among migrants in the first phase of the pandemic may be temporary.

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AnxietyCOVID-19DepressionHealth anxietyLongitudinalMaladaptive coping strategiesMetacognition

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PMID36942153

DOI10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100115

PMCPMC10008811

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