“…Restrictions to contain the virus, economic instability, risk of contagion, uncertainty about the future, unpredictability of the virus spread, and the growing emergence of its variants may cause significant and lasting effects on mental health [ 6 ]. Some cross-sectional studies have already shown the emotional impact of the lockdown and the early stages of the pandemic, highlighting high levels of distress [ 7 , 8 ], post-traumatic symptoms [ 7 , 9 ], worry [ 10 , 11 ], and anxiety [ 7 , 11 ], underlining the strong link between compliance with restrictions and moral disengagement [ 12 ], and noting the differences in the effects on mental health according to gender [ 13 , 14 ]. One year after the outbreak, with the in-place vaccination campaign, maintenance of preventive measures, and alternation of localized closure phases, it could be important to monitor the progress of the psychological effects of the health emergency in order to promote adequate and targeted implementation of supportive and therapeutic interventions [ 15 ].…”