Political beliefs and the acceptance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic restrictions. The case of Poland

Turska-Kawa, Agnieszka; Pilch, Irena

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“…4 ) shows that sensitivity increased from 0.54 to 0.82 while the specificity decreased from 0.66 to 0.49 when N/PMMOV lowered from 10 -2.0 to 10 -2.7 . Although we selected an unbiased threshold of 10 -2.6 based on the highest geometric mean, different thresholds of N/PMMOV can be applied to the other sites considering regional characteristics such as local public health policies and the community’s acceptance of the COVID-19 risk (Dryhurst et al, 2020; Turska-Kawa and Pilch, 2022). Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rate, influenced by vulnerable populations and ICU bed capacity, may be one of the regional characteristics that should be considered to determine a threshold of N/PMMOV.…”

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“…Although the N/PMMOV threshold of 10 -2.0 was used for our seven sewersheds, the COVID-19 warning system can be applied with different thresholds to the other sites considering regional characteristics such as local public health policies and the community's acceptance of the COVID-19 risk (Dryhurst et al, 2020;Turska-Kawa and Pilch, 2022). Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rate, influenced by vulnerable populations and ICU bed capacity, may be one of the regional characteristics that should be considered to determine a threshold for the COVID- Therefore, these counties may need to be more vigilant about the COVID-19 outbreak by setting a lower threshold.…”

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“…local public health policies and the community's acceptance of the COVID-19 risk(Dryhurst et al, 2020;Turska-Kawa and Pilch, 2022). Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rate, influenced by vulnerable populations and ICU bed capacity, may be one of the regional characteristics that should be considered to determine a threshold of N/PMMOV.…”

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Application of neighborhood-scale wastewater-based epidemiology in low COVID-19 incidence situations

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Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an emerging approach for community-wide COVID- 19 surveillance. WBE was characterized mostly at large sewersheds such as wastewater treatment plants serving a large population. Although informed public health measures can be implemented in a small population, WBE for neighborhood-scale sewersheds is less studied and not fully understood. This study applied WBE to seven neighborhood-scale sewersheds (average population 1,471) from January to November 2021. Community testing data showed an average of 0.004% incidence rate in these sewersheds (97% of monitoring periods reported two or fewer daily infections). In 92% of sewage samples, SARS-CoV-2 N gene fragments were below the limit of quantification. COVID-19 cases poorly correlated with SARS-CoV-2 N gene concentrations except for one location where frequent COVID-19 testing was required. Thus, we developed a COVID-19 warning system for high COVID-19 risk when the SARS-CoV-2 N gene concentration normalized to pepper mild mottle virus (PMMOV) in wastewater is higher than 10-2. This COVID- 19 warning system now identified neighborhood-scale outbreaks (COVID-19 incidence rate higher than 0.5%) with 73% sensitivity and 71% specificity. Importantly, it can discern neighborhood- level outbreaks that would not otherwise be identified by county-scale WBE. We also demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 variant-specific RT-qPCR assays could be combined with the COVID-19 warning system to identify the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 variants into sewersheds with a low COVID-19 incidence. This new COVID-19 warning system will contribute to effective community-wide disease surveillance when COVID-19 incidence may be maintained at a low level.Graphical abstract

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“…The sources of the motivational nature of political beliefs can be sought in at least two areas (Turska-Kawa & Pilch, 2022). On the one hand, their sources are linked to the psychological functioning of individuals.…”

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Political Beliefs and Political Subjectivity of Grey Voters: The Case of Poland

Turska-Kawa

2023

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The study’s main aim is to look for relationships between political beliefs and political subjectivity of grey voters (over 65). Political beliefs contain a motivational element, mainly due to being embedded in the values and needs of the respective individuals. This can affect the consciously created place of the citizen within the political system in different directions. The orientation of the study on the grey voters may be cognitively engaging due to the several sources related to historical events that took place in Poland. Political beliefs were conceptualized through dimensions on a left-right scale, where xenophobia and religious fundamentalism were diagnosed in the area of cultural beliefs. In contrast, acceptance of capitalism and anti-welfare were diagnosed in the area of economic beliefs. Political subjectivity was diagnosed using an original tool, whose preliminary analysis made it possible to distinguish three factors of the construct: political initiative, political sense, and identification with the political system.

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“…Initially, due to the common fear of falling ill with an unknown, new disease, the introduction of restrictions met with great approval and understanding which, as they were maintained for longer, decreased and caused various negative emotional reactions (powerlessness, discouragement, sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, etc. ), which often translated into denying the danger of the pandemic, undermining the sense of the introduced restrictions, rebellion in the form of deliberate non-compliance with them or spreading conspiracy theories about the pandemic or coronavirus vaccines ( Czeisler et al, 2020 ; Hagen et al, 2022 ; Kim et al, 2022 ; Szuster et al, 2022 ; Turska-Kawa and Pilch, 2022 ; Zhang et al, 2022 ).…”

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Emotional control and factors differentiating it in the adult population of Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic

Głogowska-Gruszka

Wypych-Ślusarska

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe public health crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the mental health of both individuals and entire populations. The source of stress was not only the fear of getting sick, but also the restrictions introduced, such as: mass lockdown, the need to maintain social distance, quarantine or the mandatory use of personal protective equipment. Their introduction and maintenance caused various emotional reactions which often resulted in undesirable behavior leading to infections spreading.The aim of the studyThe aim of the study was to analyze the level of emotional control depending on selected factors related to the pandemic and the introduced restrictions.Materials and methodsThe study covered 594 adult Poles. To evaluate knowledge about COVID-19 and attitudes toward the implemented restrictions, the questionnaire prepared by the authors was used. To determine the level of control of anger, depression and anxiety the Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS) was used, and to estimate the level of perceived stress the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) was applied.ResultsIn the entire analyzed group, the general level of emotional control was 51.82 ± 12.26, with anxiety being the most suppressed emotion (17.95 ± 4.99), whereas the least suppressed emotion was anger (16.35 ± 5.15). The average stress level in the studied group was 20.5 ± 5.3. The level of perceived stress did not differentiate the level of emotional control. It was found that the higher level of the knowledge about the pandemic and methods of prevention, the higher emotional control, especially in the anxiety subscale (high level of knowledge – 18.26 ± 5.36 vs. low level of knowledge - 15.09 ± 3.6; p = 0.02). People reporting difficulties in reconciling remote work with home duties were less able to control anger (14.63 ± 4.98) than people without such problems (16.71 ± 4.12; p = 0.007).ConclusionProper education improving knowledge about COVID-19 and methods of prevention may enhance the control of emotions in the population. Possible future preventive measures aimed at limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections or other infectious diseases should also take into account possible excessive mental burden caused by private and professional duties.

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Political beliefs and the acceptance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic restrictions. The case of Poland

Cited by 9 publications

References 104 publications

Application of neighborhood-scale wastewater-based epidemiology in low COVID-19 incidence situations

Application of neighborhood-scale wastewater-based epidemiology in low COVID-19 incidence situations

Political Beliefs and Political Subjectivity of Grey Voters: The Case of Poland

Emotional control and factors differentiating it in the adult population of Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic

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