Open AccessA daily diary study into the effects on mental health of COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviors
Author(s) -
Philip Shaw,
Sam Blizzard,
Gauri G. Shastri,
Paul Kundzicz,
Brenda Curtis,
Lyle H. Ungar,
Laura M. Koehly
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.857
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1469-8978
pISSN - 0033-2917
DOI - 10.1017/s0033291721001896
Subject(s) - mental health , worry , social distance , covid-19 , pandemic , consumption (sociology) , media consumption , psychology , demography , social media , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , anxiety , psychiatry , advertising , social science , disease , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , business , political science
Recommendations for promoting mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic include maintaining social contact, through virtual rather than physical contact, moderating substance/alcohol use, and limiting news and media exposure. We seek to understand if these pandemic-related behaviors impact subsequent mental health.