20.500.12556/DiRROS-13747 A cross-country examination on the fear of COVID-19 and the sense of loneliness during the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak The aim of the current study is to examine gender, age. and cross-country differences in fear of COVID-19 and sense of loneliness during the lockdown, by comparing people from those countries with a high rate of infections and deaths (e.g., Spain and Italy) and from countries with a mild spread of infection (e.g., Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina). A total of 3876 participants (63% female) completed an online survey on %Everyday life practices in COVID-19 time% in April 2020, including measures of fear of COVID-19 and loneliness. Males and females of all age groups in countries suffering from the powerful impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reported greater fear of COVID-19 and sense of loneliness. In less endangered countries, females and the elderly reported more symptoms than males and the young; in Spanish and Italian samples, the pattern of differences is considerably more complex. Future research should thoroughly examine different age and gender groups. The analysis of emotional well-being in groups at risk of mental health issues may help to lessen the long term social and economic costs due to the COVID-19 outbreak. coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic public health restrictions isolation loneliness fear psychosocial distress koronavirus COVID-19 pandemije javno zdravje ukrepi izolacija osamljenost strah psihosocialne stiske true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen © 2021 by the authors Neznano 2021-03-15 10:13:44 2021-03-15 10:13:47 2022-08-19 03:36:27 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 12. 3. 2021; Soavtorji: Ambra Gentile, Ksenija Bosnar, Ivana Milovanović, Antonino Bianco, Patrik Drid and Saša Pišot; Članek št. 2586; str. 1-12 iss. 5 Vol. 18 Mar. 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 616-036.21:614:616.89-008.441 1660-4601 10.3390/ijerph18052586 54955779 1818965 ZRS_Lo_Coco_Gianluca_i2021.pdf ZRS_Lo_Coco_Gianluca_i2021.pdf 1 479AE412493DD35023C25DEC5015D086 0239b30cfbd1a4fc981dfccbc6fe6b80471d3dc6d763924cc844a68dcb739704 74d09b14-17b6-11ed-b6b8-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=16807 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/5/2586 1 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=16806 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052586 1 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=20222 Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper / Centro di Ricerche Scientifiche Capodistria 0 0 0