Introduction: Journaling and Mental Health during COVID-19: Insights from the Pandemic Journaling Project

Wurtz, Heather M.; Willen, Sarah S.; Mason, Katherine A.

doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100141

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“…Our analysis draws on findings from PJP, an online journaling platform and mixed‐methods research study created by anthropologists Sarah S. Willen and Katherine A. Mason and launched in May 2020 as a way to document and preserve the everyday experiences of COVID‐19 among ordinary people around the world (Carey, 2021; Willen et al., 2020; Wurtz et al., 2022; pandemic‐journaling‐project.chip.uconn.edu/). Between May 2020 and May 2022, over 1800 people from more than 55 countries chronicled their pandemic experiences in nearly 27,000 journal entries in writing, audio, and/or photos.…”

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“I want the world back”: Pandemic loneliness, bodies, and places

Parsons,

Mason,

Wurtz

et al. 2024

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Psychology has tended to conceptualize loneliness as a lack of intimate and social relationships. This analysis draws on the journal entries of 100 participants in the Pandemic Journaling Project (PJP; a research study and online journaling platform that invited participants to chronicle their experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic) to illustrate a more foundational sense of loneliness as a lack of bodily attunement, interaction, and intersection with others in a world of places. This bodies‐in‐places perspective reveals important material dimensions of loneliness that have often been overlooked. Loneliness is understood not as a static characteristic of the individual, but rather as an embodied and emplaced relational and ecological phenomenon.

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“I want the world back”: Pandemic loneliness, bodies, and places

Parsons,

Mason,

Wurtz

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“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health concerns have become prevalent (Bai et al, 2022;Yonemoto & Kawashima, 2023). Over the last few months, numerous news articles have revealed that many people are struggling with their mental health (Wurtz et al, 2022) and some have resorted to drastic measures in response (Duden et al, 2022). These concerns are…”

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confidence: 99%

Mental Health at the Workplace: Rights of Employees

Siti Hafsyah Idris,

Ramesh Nair,

Faizal Kurniawan

2023

Hum. Rights Glob. South.

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In several ways, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly altered social and working environments. Social distancing policies, mandatory lockdowns, isolation periods, and the fear of becoming ill, in addition to the suspension of productive activity, loss of income, and fear of the future, all have an impact on citizens' and workers' mental health. Workplace factors can have a significant effect on whether people's mental health improves or deteriorates due to the pandemic. This article discusses Malaysian law's position on mental health and whether employers can be held liable for their employees' mental health. The goal of this article is to examine the legal aspects of workplace mental health issues. We conducted doctrinal research on existing laws and policies focusing on workers' rights issues related to mental health in the workplace during the pandemic. It is discovered that, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and sleep disorders are more likely to affect healthcare workers, particularly those on the frontlines, migrant workers, and workers in contact with the public. Job insecurity, long periods of isolation, and uncertainty about the future exacerbate the psychological condition, particularly among younger people and higher educational backgrounds. Therefore, numerous organisational and job-related interventions can help mitigate this scenario, but the regulatory mechanisms governing this matter must be clearly defined.

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“…Self-understanding and personal growth are needed in order to support others, and to be healthy when in-service (David et al, 2022). I sought comfort in journaling, as I understood writing as a therapeutic tool for healthcare providers to utilize (Wurtz et al, 2022). I also wanted to move the activity of journaling past the stricter role of documenting and monitoring one's health functions (e.g., keeping track of one's blood pressure) to a person-centered way of being where I could grow in selfunderstanding and insight into my emotions (Alexander et al, 2016) and spiritual wellness and faith (Fish & Shelly, 1978).…”

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confidence: 99%