TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ahrens, Kira F.
A1  - Neumann, Rebecca
A1  - Kollmann, Bianca
A1  - Brokelmann, Joana
A1  - Werthern, Nina Margarete von
A1  - Malyshau, Aliaksandr
A1  - Weichert, Danuta
A1  - Lutz, Beat
A1  - Fiebach, Christian
A1  - Wessa, Michèle
A1  - Kalisch, Raffael
A1  - Plichta, Michael M.
A1  - Lieb, Klaus
A1  - Tüscher, Oliver
A1  - Reif, Andreas
T1  - Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health in Germany: longitudinal observation of different mental health trajectories and protective factors
T2  - Translational Psychiatry
N2  - The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting measures can be regarded as a global stressor. Cross-sectional studies showed rather negative impacts on people’s mental health, while longitudinal studies considering pre-lockdown data are still scarce. The present study investigated the impact of COVID-19 related lockdown measures in a longitudinal German sample, assessed since 2017. During lockdown, 523 participants completed additional weekly online questionnaires on e.g., mental health, COVID-19-related and general stressor exposure. Predictors for and distinct trajectories of mental health outcomes were determined, using multilevel models and latent growth mixture models, respectively. Positive pandemic appraisal, social support, and adaptive cognitive emotion regulation were positively, whereas perceived stress, daily hassles, and feeling lonely negatively related to mental health outcomes in the entire sample. Three subgroups (“recovered,” 9.0%; “resilient,” 82.6%; “delayed dysfunction,” 8.4%) with different mental health responses to initial lockdown measures were identified. Subgroups differed in perceived stress and COVID-19-specific positive appraisal. Although most participants remained mentally healthy, as observed in the resilient group, we also observed inter-individual differences. Participants’ psychological state deteriorated over time in the delayed dysfunction group, putting them at risk for mental disorder development. Consequently, health services should especially identify and allocate resources to vulnerable individuals.
KW  - Human behaviour
KW  - Scientific community
Y1  - 2021
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/63275
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-632750
SN  - 2158-3188
N1  - This work was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG CRC 1193, subprojects B01, C01, C04, C05, C07, Z03), the Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz für Innovation (MARP program, number 961-386261/1080), the Ministry of Science of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate (DRZ program), and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreements numbers 777084, 667302, and 728018). Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
VL  - 11
IS  - art. 392
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
PB  - Nature Publishing Group
CY  - London
ER  -