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Substance Use and Abuse, COVID-19-Related Distress, and Disregard for Social Distancing: A Network Analysis
TAGS: pandemics, covid-19 ·Authored by: Steven Taylor, Michelle M. Paluszek, Geoffrey S. Rachor, Dean McKay, & Gordon J. G. Asmundson
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased substance consumption and abuse for coping with anxiety and pandemic-related stressors. Anxiety and worry about the COVID-19 pandemic extend beyond infection concern, especially for those with COVID stress syndrome (CSS). CSS is characterized by worry about the danger and...
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Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Tenuous State of Research on PTSD in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Infodemic
TAGS: pandemics, covid-19, ptsd ·Authored by: Gordon J. G. Asmundson & Steven Taylor
In this editorial, the authors discuss the issue of the “infodemic” that is currently occurring with COVID-19-related research. Researchers have been rushing to conduct and publish studies about COVID-19 so that much-needed scientific advancements can occur as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, rushing research can create serious problems like flawed study techniques,...
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“We Are at Risk Too”: The Disparate Mental Health Impacts of the Pandemic on Younger Generations
TAGS: pandemics, covid-19 ·Authored by: Renee El-Gabalawy & Jordana Sommer
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Modeling Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19 Using Machine Learning in a Sample of Chinese Adults: Associations with Psychopathology, Sociodemographic, and Exposure Variables
TAGS: pandemics, covid-19 ·Authored by: Jon D. Elhai, Haibo Yang, Dean McKay, Gordon J. G. Asmundson, & Christian Montag
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Effects of Anxiety Sensitivity, Disgust, and Intolerance of Uncertainty on the COVID Stress Syndrome: A Longitudinal Assessment of Transdiagnostic Constructs and the Behavioural Immune System
TAGS: pandemics, covid-19 ·Authored by: Michelle M. Paluszek, Aleiia J. N. Asmundson, Caeleigh A. Landry, Dean McKay, Steven Taylor, & Gordon J. G. Asmundson
People differ in their emotional (e.g., anxiety, worry), mental (e.g., repeated thoughts about the virus, prejudice towards foreigners), and behavioural (e.g., repeatedly checking for information about the virus) responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. These responses, also known as COVID...