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ArticleClinical psychology & psychotherapy

Coronavirus Anxiety, COVID Anxiety Syndrome and Mental Health: A Test Among Six Countries During March 2021.

Michael J Zvolensky, Jafar Bakhshaie, Brooke Y Redmond, Tanya Smit, Ana V Nikčević, Marcantonio M Spada, Walter Distaso

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Article in Clinical psychology & psychotherapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Michael J ZvolenskyDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jafar BakhshaieCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Brooke Y RedmondDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Tanya SmitDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ana V NikčevićDepartment of Psychology, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5311-5704
Marcantonio M SpadaSchool of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4548-9578
Walter DistasoImperial College Business School, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Funding

Testing a Digital Therapeutic for Smoking Cessation among Hispanic Persons who SmokeU54MD015946 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI Bettina M. Beech · 2020 to 2026
$22.0M
Latinx Hazardous Drinkers: Evaluating MicroaggressionsK23AA030804 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI Brooke Y Redmond · 2023 to 2026
$756k
Evaluating Microaggressions among Latinx Individuals with ObesityR21DK137191 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI REDMOND, BROOKE Y · 2023 to 2023
$611k
NIAAA NIH HHS K23 AA030804NIAAA NIH HHS L60 AA030414NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK137191NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD015946NIMHD NIH HHS U54MD015946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health outcomes is widely documented. Specifically, individuals experiencing greater degrees of severity in coronavirus anxiety have demonstrated higher levels of generalized anxiety, depression and psychological distress. Yet the pathways in which coronavirus anxiety confers vulnerability are not well known. The present investigation sought to address this gap in the scientific literature by testing the indirect effect of the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome, which centres on the function of detecting and managing the environmental threat of virus exposure and its sequalae. Data were collected during the height of the pandemic (March 2021) and included 5297 adults across six countries. Structural equation modelling techniques revealed that the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome evidenced a statistically significant indirect effect between coronavirus anxiety and generalized anxiety, depression and work/social adjustment. Overall, results suggest there could be public health merit to targeting anxiety related to virus exposure to improve behavioural health for those who are struggling with excessive fear and worry.

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Anxiety DisordersCOVID-19AdolescentAdultAgedAnxietyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Young AdultanxietycomorbidityCOVID‐19COVID‐19 anxiety syndromedepressionmental health

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PMID38654488
PMCPMC11200194

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