Comparing psychological distress in Australians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

IF 3.6 4区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-05-11 DOI:10.1080/00049530.2023.2207667

Jack W. Klein, Garrett Tyler-Parker, B. Bastian

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Abstract

Objective: To determine if psychological distress has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify predictors of distress. Method: Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) scores from nationally representative Australian samples before (n = 955) and during (n = 1173) the pandemic were compared. The pandemic sample also completed additional COVID-19 attitudinal scales. Results: The pandemic sample reported significantly higher distress than the pre-pandemic sample, especially among Melbourne residents, women, and younger and older Australians. Stress attributed to COVID-19, feeling the pandemic management is out of control, and an unwillingness to vaccinate were also predictive of psychological distress. Conclusions: Women, youth, and Melbourne residents were most vulnerable to the negative effects of COVID-19 on wellbeing, while feelings related to a loss of control, stress about the virus, and vaccine hesitancy may have also contributed to psychological distress. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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新冠肺炎大流行前和大流行期间澳大利亚人的心理痛苦比较

目的：确定新冠肺炎大流行期间心理压力是否增加，并确定压力的预测因素。方法：比较疫情前（n=955）和疫情期间（n=1173）具有全国代表性的澳大利亚样本的Kessler心理困扰量表（K10）得分。大流行样本还完成了额外的新冠肺炎态度量表。结果：疫情样本报告的痛苦程度明显高于疫情前的样本，尤其是在墨尔本居民、女性以及澳大利亚年轻人和老年人中。新冠肺炎造成的压力、感觉疫情管理失控以及不愿接种疫苗也预示着心理痛苦。结论：女性、青年和墨尔本居民最容易受到新冠肺炎对健康的负面影响，而与失控、对病毒的压力和疫苗犹豫有关的情绪也可能导致心理困扰。©2023作者。由Informa UK Limited出版，交易名称为Taylor&Francis Group。

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Australian Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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