Swansea University, UK.
University of Tasmania, Australia.
J Health Psychol. 2023 Jul;28(8):726-738. doi: 10.1177/13591053221134848. Epub 2022 Nov 17.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact global psychological wellbeing. To investigate the sustained impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing, the current study longitudinally assessed fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, intolerance of uncertainty, worry, sleep quality, loneliness and alcohol use during the pandemic in the United Kingdom. Timepoint 1 (T1; = 445) took place in February 2021 following the highest number of pandemic-related deaths in the UK. Timepoint 2 (T2, = 198) took place in June 2021 when pandemic-related deaths had declined considerably, and many had been vaccinated. At T1, COVID-19 fear predicted elevated levels of anxiety, depression, intolerance of uncertainty, worry, sleep quality and loneliness. At T2, we observed that levels of COVID-19 fear, depression, loneliness and sleep quality decreased. However, COVID-19 fear continued to predict elevated intolerance of uncertainty, worry and impaired sleep quality. These findings demonstrate the longitudinal impact of COVID-19 fear on psychological wellbeing.
新冠疫情持续影响着全球的心理健康。为了研究新冠疫情对幸福感的持续影响，本研究在英国对新冠恐惧、焦虑、抑郁、不确定性容忍度、担忧、睡眠质量、孤独感和饮酒情况进行了纵向评估。第 1 时间点（T1；=445）于 2021 年 2 月进行，当时英国的新冠相关死亡人数达到最高。第 2 时间点（T2；=198）于 2021 年 6 月进行，此时新冠相关死亡人数大幅下降，许多人已接种疫苗。在 T1，新冠恐惧预测了焦虑、抑郁、不确定性容忍度、担忧、睡眠质量和孤独感的升高。在 T2，我们观察到新冠恐惧、抑郁、孤独感和睡眠质量有所下降。然而，新冠恐惧继续预测了不确定性容忍度、担忧和睡眠质量受损的升高。这些发现表明了新冠恐惧对心理健康的纵向影响。
