Psychological distress in North America during COVID-19: The role of pandemic-related stressors

Jason Zheng, Talia Morstead, Nancy Sin, Patrick Klaiber, Debra Umberson, Shanmukh Kamble and Anita DeLongis

Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 270, issue C

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on lives around the globe. In addition to the primary threat of infection, widespread secondary stressors associated with the pandemic have included social isolation, financial insecurity, resource scarcity, and occupational difficulties.

Keywords: Depression; Pandemic; Coronavirus; Stress; COVID-19; Mental health; Social isolation; Psychological distress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113687

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