School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Department of Psychology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2022 Jul 15;17(7):e0271609. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271609. eCollection 2022.
The covid-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted on the daily lives of people across the world. One consequence of this has been significant distortion to the speed at which time feels like it is passing during day-to-day life in comparison with prior to the pandemic. The current study sought to further understanding of the impact of the pandemic on temporal experience by exploring individual differences in the subjective length of the first 12 months of the pandemic in the UK. Using an online questionnaire, subjective judgments of the perceived length of the preceding 12 months were taken. In addition, measures of affect, task load and satisfaction with current levels of social interaction, physical activity, conformity with regulations, perceived covid risk and shielding status were taken. The results showed that only 9% of participants reported that the preceding 12 months felt like 12 months. The majority of participants (57%) reported that it felt like the pandemic had lasted for longer than 12 months, and this feeling was stronger for those who indicated greater levels of depression and anxiety, reduced physical activity, reduced satisfaction with social interaction and being advised to shield.
新冠疫情大流行对全球各地人们的日常生活产生了重大影响。其中一个后果是，与疫情前相比，日常生活中时间流逝的速度感觉明显扭曲。本研究通过探索英国疫情前 12 个月个体间主观时间长度的差异，进一步了解疫情对时间体验的影响。研究采用在线问卷，对前 12 个月的主观时间长度进行了评估。此外，还评估了情绪、任务负荷和对当前社交互动、身体活动、对规定的遵守、感知新冠风险和屏蔽状态的满意度。结果表明，只有 9%的参与者表示前 12 个月感觉像 12 个月。大多数参与者（57%）表示感觉疫情已经持续了 12 个月以上，对于那些报告抑郁和焦虑程度更高、身体活动减少、对社交互动满意度降低和被建议屏蔽的人来说，这种感觉更强烈。
