The lasting effects of Covid-19 lockdowns on mental health

Ma, Yuanhong; Zhong, Yisheng; Hao, Zhuang

doi:10.1080/13504851.2022.2130864

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“…Loneliness among younger children is associated with a series of severe negative psychological and physical health consequences (Schinka et al, 2012; Xerxa et al, 2021). Particularly, loneliness due to COVID-19-related social isolation can have a substantial, long-lasting impact on children (Ambrosetti et al, 2021; Loades et al, 2020; Ma et al, 2022). This study examined a wide range of demographic, personal, school-related, and family-related factors of loneliness in a group of primary school students in Hong Kong.…”

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“…Particularly, loneliness due to COVID-19-related social isolation can have a substantial, long-lasting impact on children (Ambrosetti et al, 2021;Loades et al, 2020;Ma et al, 2022). This study examined a wide range of demographic, personal, school-related, and family-related factors of loneliness in a group of primary school students in Hong Kong.…”

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“…Loneliness due to social isolation can have significant negative consequences among children that could last for up to nine years (Loades et al, 2020). There is initial evidence for the residual and long-lasting effect of pandemic-related lockdown on mental health (Ambrosetti et al, 2021; Ma et al, 2022). It is thus crucial to identify the predictors of loneliness among younger children during a period of pandemic-related social isolation, such as school closure.…”

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Associated factors of loneliness among primary school students

Wang,

Liang,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Loneliness is associated with various negative mental and physical health outcomes. Studies on factors associated with loneliness can inform its early screening and prevention. However, little is known about what factors are associated with loneliness among Chinese young children. The present study aimed to identify the various loneliness-associated factors (demographic, personal, school-related, and family-related) among primary school students in Hong Kong. A total of 258 students and their parents from six primary schools in Hong Kong completed an online anonymous survey from June to October 2020. Loneliness (i.e., UCLA Loneliness Scale 3 total score ≥ 3) was reported by 14% of the students. Multivariable mixed effects logistic regression suggested loneliness was positively associated with a lower happiness level at school, poorer independence skills, a lower level of satisfaction with parents, and lower child-rearing expenditure. There was no clustering effect of school on the associations. The current study found important demographic, personal, school-related, and family-related factors of loneliness among school-age children, with caution suggested in their interpretation considering the cross-sectional nature of this study. Future studies with a larger sample, preferably longitudinal ones, are needed to substantiate these associations and uncover their underlying mechanisms.

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Associated factors of loneliness among primary school students

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Zhang

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“A wise man is never confused”: reasoning ability and anxiety in COVID-19 pandemic

Jiang,

Wei

2024

Applied Economics Letters

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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown and Its Evolution: A Case Study Based on Internet Searching Data during the Lockdown of Wuhan 2020 and Shanghai 2022

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It has been three years since the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, which incurred huge damage both physically and psychologically on human’s normal life. As a prevention measure, the lockdown was first adopted by Wuhan, then by a long list of Chinese cities and many other major cities around the world. Lockdown is the most restrictive social distancing strategy, turning out effective in mitigating the spreading of COVID-19 on the community level, which, however, cuts off all social interactions and isolates healthy people from each other. The isolated nature of the lockdown could induce severe mental health issues, forming one major source of depression and domestic violence. Given the potential side effect, a comprehensive investigation based on reliable data sources is needed to evaluate the real psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdown and its evolution over time, particularly in the time when the Omicron variant, known for its low death risk, dominates the pandemic. Based on the Baidu Searching Index data collected for Wuhan and Shanghai, two major cities in China that suffered from long-lasting (over two months) lockdowns in 2020 and 2022, respectively, it is found that the major psychological issue during the lockdown period is not induced by the spreading of COVID-19, but by the execution of lockdown. With the deepening of knowledge about COVID-19 and the decrease in the death risk, the psychological impact of lockdown keeps increasing, while the impact of virus spreading becomes less important and even irrelevant to depression and domestic violence issues. The findings reveal that from the psychological perspective, the negative effect of lockdown already overweighs the positive one, which is especially true for the Omicron variant provided its almost ignorable death risk. Therefore, it is necessary to re-evaluate the yield and cost of lockdown for those countries where the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet come to an end.

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The lasting effects of Covid-19 lockdowns on mental health

Cited by 3 publications

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Associated factors of loneliness among primary school students

Associated factors of loneliness among primary school students

“A wise man is never confused”: reasoning ability and anxiety in COVID-19 pandemic

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown and Its Evolution: A Case Study Based on Internet Searching Data during the Lockdown of Wuhan 2020 and Shanghai 2022

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