Effects of pandemic on feelings of depression in Italy: the role of age, gender, and individual experiences during the first lockdown

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• dc.contributor.author Arpino, Bruno
• dc.contributor.author Pasqualini, Marta
• dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-22T06:21:47Z
• dc.date.available 2024-04-22T06:21:47Z
• dc.date.issued 2021
• dc.description.abstract The restrictions to physical contacts that have been imposed in different countries to deal with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have contributed to an increase in feelings of depression on top of other negative consequences of the pandemic. This study examines the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on feelings of depression using original data collected in Italy between April 14 and 24, 2020. Quota sampling (N = 3,026) was performed to target the population of 18+ and, together with post-stratification weights, permitted obtaining a representative sample of the Italian population with respect to key sociodemographic factors. We find that 47% of the respondents have increased depressive feelings during the Covid-19 lockdown. Adopting a life-course perspective, we revealed great heterogeneity in feelings of depression consequences by age, gender, and difficulties experienced during the first national lockdown. Identifying groups of population at higher risk of suffering from feelings of depression as a result of COVID-19 is crucial to limit indirect long-term consequences of the pandemic.
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• dc.identifier.citation Arpino B, Pasqualini M. Effects of pandemic on feelings of depression in Italy: the role of age, gender, and individual experiences during the first lockdown. Front Psychol. 2021 Jun 14;12:660628. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.660628
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.660628
• dc.identifier.issn 1664-1078
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59867
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Frontiers
• dc.relation.ispartof Frontiers in Psychology. 2021 Jun 14;12:660628
• dc.rights © 2021 Arpino and Pasqualini. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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• dc.subject.keyword Coronavirus disease 2019
• dc.subject.keyword Depressive feelings
• dc.subject.keyword Life-course
• dc.subject.keyword Gender
• dc.subject.keyword Age
• dc.subject.keyword Italy
• dc.title Effects of pandemic on feelings of depression in Italy: the role of age, gender, and individual experiences during the first lockdown
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