| Title: | A cross-country examination on the fear of COVID-19 and the sense of loneliness during the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak |
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| Authors: | ID Lo Coco, Gianluca (Author)
ID Gentile, Ambra (Author)
ID Bosnar, Ksenja (Author)
ID Milovanović, Ivana (Author)
ID Bianco, Antonino (Author)
ID Drid, Patrik (Author)
ID Pišot, Saša (Author) |
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 URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052586
URL - Source URL, visit https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/5/2586
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  ZRS Koper - Science and Research Centre Koper
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, public health, restrictions, isolation, loneliness, fear, psychosocial distress |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-12 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 18, iss. 5 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-13747  |
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| UDC: | 616-036.21:614:616.89-008.441 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1660-4601 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18052586 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 54955779 |
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| Copyright: | © 2021 by the authors |
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| Note: | 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; |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 15.03.2021 |
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