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Daly, Michael and Robinson, Eric (2021) Longitudinal changes in psychological distress in the UK from 2019 to September 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a large nationally representative study. Psychiatry Research, 300. p. 113920. ISSN 0165-1781
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Abstract
In a large (n=10918), national, longitudinal probability-based sample of UK adults the prevalence of clinically
significant psychological distress rose from pre-pandemic levels of 20.8% in 2019 to 29.5% in April 2020 and then
declined significantly to pre-pandemic levels by September (20.8%). Longitudinal analyses showed that all demographic groups examined (age, sex, race/ethnicity, income) experienced increases in distress after the onset of
the pandemic followed by significant decreases. By September 2020 distress levels were indistinguishable from
pre-pandemic levels for all groups. This recovery may reflect the influence of the easing of restrictions and
psychological adaptation to the demands of the pandemic.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | COVID-19; Psychological distress; Nationally representative study; |
| Academic Unit: | Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 18260 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113920 |
| Depositing User: | Michael Daly |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2024 14:51 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Psychiatry Research |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/18260 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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