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https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2021.386

BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL REACTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN POPULATION TO THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN ON-LINE SURVEY RESULTS

Mikhail Yu. Sorokin ; V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Evgeny D. Kasyanov orcid.org/0000-0002-4658-2195 ; V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Grigory V. Rukavishnikov ; V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Olga V. Makarevich ; V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Nikolay N. Neznanov ; V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia ; I.P. Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Natalia B. Lutova ; V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Galina E. Mazo ; V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Sažetak

Background: The study aimed to identify the patterns of adaptive and behavioral strategies in different population groups, also
to evaluate their association with the infection prevention strategies and the distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The data were obtained from the on-line survey of 1958 respondents (mean age 31±12 years) from March 30, 2020 to
April 5, 2020. 578 respondents reported a history of affective disorders; 884 respondents - a history of somatic disease. The level of
anxiety distress was evaluated with the Psychological Stress Measure (PSM-25). The analysis of variance was used for statistics.
p<0.05 was considered significant. The effect sizes (ES) were evaluated according to Cohen's d and Cramer’s V criteria.
Results: The average PSM-25 score corresponded to moderate stress intensity. An increased level of psychological stress was
associated with the young age of the respondents, the history of affective disorders and somatic diseases, the compliance with selfisolation,
the practice of social distancing, and the use of sanitizer. Concerns about the availability of protective equipment were
specifically associated with the self-isolation compliance (ES=0.1); the combination of concerns about the contagiousness of the
virus (ES=0.12) and the inaccessibility of daily medications (ES=0.11) - with the principles of social distance. Moreover, the
concerns about the lack of specific treatment, the danger to one’s own life, the contagiousness of the virus, and the lack of protective
equipment were associated with the protective behavior resulting in increased hand hygiene. The history of affective disorders was
rarely associated with wearing masks and gloves, but more often - with the use of self-isolation strategies.
Conclusions: The psychological reactions of the population during the COVID-19 pandemic are specifically associated with
adaptive behavior in the process of anti-epidemic measures. Respondents with affective disorders experienced specific patterns of
anxiety about coronavirus infection in combination with high rates of psychological stress.

Ključne riječi

COVID-19; anxiety; distress; behavior patterns; initial pandemic stages

Hrčak ID:

266099

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/266099

Datum izdavanja:

22.11.2021.

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