Depression symptoms and the perception of public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: The protective effect of sense of control.
COVID-19
Depression
Public health restrictions
Sense of control
Journal
Preventive medicine reports
ISSN: 2211-3355
Titre abrégé: Prev Med Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101643766
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
received:
14
02
2022
revised:
20
04
2022
accepted:
16
05
2022
entrez:
23
5
2022
pubmed:
24
5
2022
medline:
24
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The psychological impact of public health restrictions may play a role in the increased depression levels reported since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Data further suggest that people's sense of personal control has been reduced during the pandemic also producing psychological distress. This study aimed to test whether perceptions of public health restrictions predict depression under pandemic conditions and if the sense of control can serve as a protective factor. For this cross-sectional study, 641 residents in Saudi Arabia over the age of 17 years were recruited between November and December of 2020 to complete an online survey. The survey assessed depression levels (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI), the sense of control and perceptions of public health restrictions. Demographic information was also collected. Depression levels were higher compared to previous samples (
Identifiants
pubmed: 35601456
doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101836
pii: S2211-3355(22)00143-7
pmc: PMC9113956
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
101836Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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