“…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).…”