Dealing with the challenges of the pandemic - results of a population-based survey during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic contrasting benefits and burden.

Alina Geprägs, David Bürgin, Jörg M Fegert, Elmar Brähler, Vera Clemens

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Alina GeprägsHospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.

David BürginChild and Adolescent Psychiatric Research Department (UPKKJ), Psychiatric University Hospitals, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Jörg M FegertHospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.

Elmar BrählerDepartment for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of Johannes, Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Vera ClemensHospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. vera.clemens@uni-ulm.de.

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backgroundThe pandemic and the associated consequences have been ongoing stressors with severe impacts on the population and particularly on families. Research focusing on groups dealing well with the challenges of the pandemic is scarce. Here, we aimed to identify groups being well-adjusted during the pandemic and associated predictors.

methodsA representative sample of the German population (N = 2,515, 51.6% women, 50.09 years), and a subsample of persons with children or adolescents under the age of 18 (N = 453, 60.3% women, 40.08 years) was assessed from July to October 2021. As huge differences in coping with the pandemic are seen, cluster analysis was performed.

resultsPersons in the "well-adjusted cluster" were characterized by higher quality of life, better coping with the pandemic and lower burden of the pandemic. The family subsample well-adjusted cluster was characterized by lower pandemic-associated burden, lower parental stress compared to before the pandemic and a better relationship with the child. Fewer mental health symptoms and less pandemic-associated negative impact on career predicted membership of the well-adjusted cluster in both samples. An interaction between mental health symptoms and the negative impact of COVID-19 on the career was found.

conclusionsOur results underscore the importance of mental health and work-related factors for coping with the pandemic.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalCOVID-19AdolescentAdultAgedChildCluster AnalysisCost of IllnessFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsQuality of LifeStress, PsychologicalCovid-19 pandemicFamily functioningMental health problemsParental stressQuality of life

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PMID39030540

DOI10.1186/s12889-024-19203-4

PMCPMC11264980

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