Symptom networks of COVID-19-related versus other potentially traumatic events in a global sample
Penulis:Â Williamson, Rachel E.;Â Hoeboer, Chris M.;Â Primasari, Indira;Â Qing, Yulan;Â Coimbra, Bruno M.
Informasi
JurnalJournal of Anxiety Disorders
PenerbitElsevier Ltd, Journal of Anxiety Disorders 84, 102476, 2021
Volume & EdisiVol. 84
Halaman -
Tahun Publikasi2021
ISSN08876185
eISSN1873-7897
Jenis SumberScopus
Sitasi
Scopus: 15
Google Scholar: 24
PubMed: 24
Abstrak
The potential mental health consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are widely acknowledged; however, limited research exists regarding the nature and patterns of stress responses to COVID-19-related potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and the convergence/divergence with responses to other (non-COVID-19-related) PTEs. Network analysis can provide a useful method for evaluating and comparing these symptom structures. The present study includes 7034 participants from 86 countries who reported on mental health symptoms associated with either a COVID-19-related PTE (n = 1838) or other PTE (n = 5196). Using network analysis, we compared the centrality and connections of symptoms within and between each group. Overall, results show that the COVID-19-related network includes transdiagnostic symptom associations similar to networks tied to PTEs unrelated to the pandemic. Findings provide evidence for a shared centrality of depression across networks and theoretically consistent connections between symptoms. Network differences included stronger connections between avoidance-derealization and hypervigilance-depression in the COVID-19 network. Present findings support the conceptualization of psychological responses to pandemic-related PTEs as a network of highly interconnected symptoms and support the use of a transdiagnostic approach to the assessment and treatment of mental health challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2021
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