Structural violence, public health, and the militarization of assistance

Amos, Julia

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“…Among the worst pandemics that have afflicted humankind include the Bubonic Plague, the Spanish Flu, HIV/AIDS, and smallpox (Samal, 2014). Life under pandemic conditions can amount to an accumulation of numerous acute and chronic adversities, such as the deepening of socioeconomic vulnerabilities, traumatic loss and bereavement, and aggressive enforcement of pandemic regulations, which together, can create extreme conditions of psychosocial stress and trauma (Amos, 2017; Pellowski et al, 2013). These psychological assaults can further elevate individual risk for poor physical and mental health (McIntosh & Rosselli, 2012; Zuckerman et al 2023), a public health concern highlighted by the rising incidence of stress‐related health conditions during the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic (Mahmud et al, 2023).…”

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Psychosocial stress, adult suicidal ideation, and the mediating effect of poor sleep quality during the COVID‐19 pandemic in South Africa

Kim

2024

American J Hum Biol

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ObjectivesSouth Africa institute one of the world's strictest lockdown during the COVID‐19 pandemic, which generated heightened conditions of psychosocial stress and posed widespread mental health risks. Despite the elevated burdens of suicidal behaviors and risk of psychiatric disease in the country, few studies have examined the impacts of psychosocial stress from the pandemic on suicidal ideation in South Africa. This study examined the association between psychosocial stress experienced under the COVID‐19 pandemic and adult suicidal ideation, as well as degree to which sleep quality and duration mediated this relationship.MethodsAn online survey assessed experiences of COVID‐19 psychosocial stress, sleep quality and duration, and suicidal ideation in a sample of 189 South African adults during the second and third waves of the COVID‐19 pandemic. A causal inference framework for mediation analysis was used to assess the degree to which sleep quality and duration explained the association between COVID‐19 psychosocial stress and suicidal ideation.ResultsSuicidal ideation was reported in 21% of adults. Adults described having moderate sleep quality and an average of 6.9 hours of sleep per night. COVID‐19 psychosocial stress significantly predicted adult suicidal ideation in fully adjusted models. Sleep quality, but not sleep duration, significantly mediated the association between COVID‐19 psychosocial stress and suicidal ideation, accounting for 25.9% of the total effect.ConclusionsPoor sleep quality may play an important role in exacerbating the alarming stress‐induced mental health effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Further research is necessary to understand the underlying sleep dynamics and associated psychological and neurobiological processes that perpetuate adult suicidal ideation.

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Psychosocial stress, adult suicidal ideation, and the mediating effect of poor sleep quality during the COVID‐19 pandemic in South Africa

Kim

2024

American J Hum Biol

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Structural violence, public health, and the militarization of assistance

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Psychosocial stress, adult suicidal ideation, and the mediating effect of poor sleep quality during the COVID‐19 pandemic in South Africa

Psychosocial stress, adult suicidal ideation, and the mediating effect of poor sleep quality during the COVID‐19 pandemic in South Africa

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