Understanding and overcoming challenges in times of personal or global crisis—Editorial on the Special Issue on Loneliness and Health

S Lippke, LM Warner - Applied Psychology: Health and Well …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ever‐present interest in loneliness has increased during the last decade. Although
loneliness is generally not as prevalent as other topics and not among the top 5 most read …

Time trends in mental health indicators in Germany's adult population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Mauz, L Walther, S Junker, C Kersjes… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to compromise
mental health. Despite a large number of studies, evidence on the development of mental …

Depressive and anxiety symptoms in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic among physicians in hospitals: results of the longitudinal, multicenter VOICE-EgePan …

E Morawa, W Adler, C Schug, F Geiser, P Beschoner… - BMC psychology, 2023 - Springer
Background This longitudinal, multicenter web-based study explored the trajectories of
depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among physicians over …

Screening for loneliness in representative population samples: Validation of a single-item measure

AC Reinwarth, M Ernst, L Krakau, E Brähler, ME Beutel - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Loneliness is a highly relevant public mental health issue. This work presents
the validation of a single-item measure of loneliness and its subjective experience:“I am …

Prevalence of past-year major depressive episode among young adults between 2005 and 2021: Results from four national representative surveys in France

MM Husky, C Léon, E du Roscoät… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The objectives are to examine time trends in the prevalence of past year major
depressive episode (MDE) among young adults, and to identify differences by occupational …

Mental health across two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: a 5-wave longitudinal study in Germany

M Weber, S Burchert, M Sijbrandij, M Patanè… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has been negatively associated with mental health. However, little
is known about the temporal dynamics of mental health in the longer term of the pandemic …

The association of positive emotions with absenteeism and presenteeism in Japanese workers

C Chen, R Okubo, K Hagiwara, T Mizumoto… - Journal of Affective …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Negative emotions such as depression have been associated with increased
absenteeism and presenteeism, contributing to substantial economic loss. However, no …

“The magic triangle between bed, office, couch”: a qualitative exploration of job demands, resources, coping, and the role of leadership in remote work during the …

E Rohwer, V Harth, S Mache - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated many employees to work from home
with immediate effect for several months, regardless of their workplace preference or …

Trajectories of mental health outcomes following COVID-19 infection: a prospective longitudinal study

F Badinlou, F Rahimian, M Hedman-Lagerlöf… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global mental health crisis. Yet, we
know little about the lasting effects of COVID-19 infection on mental health. This prospective …

Shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological responses from a subjective perspective–A longitudinal mixed-methods study across five European countries

I Zrnić Novaković, D Ajduković, H Bakić, C Borges… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Contextual factors are essential for understanding long-term adjustment to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the present study investigated changes in mental health …