Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. UK are worried about the impact of these on mental outcomes. Understanding prevalence and predictors loneliness at this time priority issue for research.The study employed cross-sectional online survey design. Baseline data collected between March 23rd April 24th 2020 from adults Psychological Wellbeing Study were analysed (N = 1964, 18-87 years, M 37.11, SD...

Objectives: Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. UK are worried about the impact of these on mental outcomes. Understanding prevalence and predictors loneliness at this time priority issue for research. Design: study employed cross-sectional online survey design. Method: Baseline data collected between March 23rd April 24th 2020 from adults Psychological Wellbeing Study were analysed (N = 1963, 18-87...

Objectives Vaccine hesitancy is a growing concern and threat to public health. This research will begin examine the relative influence of relevant psychological, social, situational factors on intent engage with hypothetical COVID‐19 vaccine among key workers non‐key workers. Design Cross‐sectional. Methods The study utilized sample UK adults who completed 1‐month follow‐up Psychological Wellbeing Study during April/May 2020 indicated having not been previously diagnosed (key n = 584;...

The COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study was designed and implemented as a rapid survey of the psychosocial impacts novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known in residents across United Kingdom. This study utilised longitudinal design to collect online based data. aim this paper describe (1) rationale behind corresponding selection constructs be assessed; (2) methodology; (3) resultant sociodemographic characteristics full sample; (4) how baseline data...

Background: Little research has examined the impact of working within context COVID-19 on UK healthcare professionals (HCPs) mental health and well-being, despite previous pandemic findings indicating that HCPs are particularly vulnerable to suffering PTSD other difficulties due nature work. Specifically, it appears no employed qualitative methodologies explore effects amidst for in UK. Objective: To qualitatively examining lived experiences Northern Ireland, during early stages lockdown...

Abstract Aim As individuals adjust to new ‘norms’ and ways of living during the COVID-19 lockdown, there is a continuing need for up-to-date information guidance. Evidence suggests that frequent media exposure related higher prevalence mental health problems, especially anxiety depression. The aim this study was determine whether consumption associated with changes in outcomes. Methods This paper presents baseline data from Psychological Wellbeing Study. cross-sectional collected using an...

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) describes the results of complex, prolonged, and/or inescapable trauma, and is typified by avoidance, re-experiencing, sense threat, affect dysregulation, negative self-concept, interpersonal disturbances. Additionally, CPTSD highly comorbid with other common psychopathologies.

The consistently high prevalence of unwanted sexual experiences (USEs) on university campuses has led to increasing calls for evidence-based solutions inform policies, training, and intervention development. However, Research Ethics Committees are often hesitant approve trauma research due beliefs that asking participants about traumatic will cause extreme distress. Conversely, previous literature found many who have experienced report positive reactions following their participation in such...

The Estudio de la Vida Bajo Estres (My Life Under Stress [MI-VIDA] Study) aims to investigate risk and resilience factors associated with the development of PTSD in a trauma-exposed sample more than 500 Colombian residents exposed this country's armed conflict. study utilised longitudinal case-control design capturing psychosocial data over 18 months, addition baseline DNA samples for parallel genomic analysis. This paper specifically provides an overview methodology wider investigation,...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use are highly prevalent among military veteran populations. Several theories have been proposed to account for the comorbidity between PTSD problematic use, but research examining symptom-level associations two is limited. The current study used network analysis examine use. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of veterans United Kingdom Armed Forces living in Northern Ireland. sample comprised 511 (91.2% male) with history...

Background: Psychological resilience has grown in popularity as a topic of study psychotraumatology research; however, this concept remains poorly understood and there are several competing theories resilience.Objective: This sought to assess the support for one proposed theory resilience: flexibility sequence.Method: use secondary data analysis panel survey (N = 563). Participants were aged 18 years or over based UK. A series sequential mediation models was used test sequence pathway on...

Although behavioural strategies (e.g. social distancing) have been effective in limiting the transmission of infectious respiratory disease COVID-19, a longer- term solution, such as development COVID-19 vaccine, is global priority. Worryingly, vaccine hesitancy (i.e. delay acceptance or refusal vaccination despite its availability) growing concern and threat to public health. Perceptions risk symptom severity are important predictors acceptance. As individuals working key worker roles...

LAY SUMMARY The Northern Ireland (NI) population has high rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but many barriers prevent people from seeking help/care, which can worsen mental health conditions. For Veterans, these include a lack access to or availability services, trust in the system, stigma — negative beliefs about themselves if they were seek help. Additionally, UK Armed Forces veterans choose not disclose Veteran status because security concerns. Covenant...

Abstract Background Multiple factors influence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk in trauma exposed individuals. An established association exists between trait resilience and decreased PTSD distress emotion regulation (ER) ability/flexibility resilience. Typologies ER ability/flexibility, associated with experience, could explain the difference risk. This study aimed to explore relationship ability, flexibility, context sensitivity, resilience, PTSD. Methods Data from N = 563 UK...

This study is the first evaluation of Hopeful Minds: a novel school-based mental health promotion programme designed for children and pre-adolescents. Ten hope theory-based lessons were assessed. A mixed-methodology design was used with sample 127 participants (88 pre/post; 39 focus groups), aged 8–13 years. In pre/post-study, there significant improvements in anxiety emotional regulation levels (primary school), coping resilience (post-primary). Focus groups conducted three post-primary...

The COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study was designed and implemented as a rapid survey of the psychosocial impacts novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known in residents across United Kingdom. This study utilised longitudinal design to collect online based data. aim this paper to, describe (1) rationale behind corresponding selection constructs be assessed; (2) methodology; (3) resultant sociodemographic characteristics full sample (4) how baseline data...

As individuals adjust to new ‘norms’ and ways of living during the COVID-19 lockdown, there is a continuing need for up-to-date information guidance. This has elevated importance media channels, such as social traditional media. Evidence suggests that frequent exposure related higher prevalence mental health problems, especially anxiety depression. The aim this study determine whether consumption associated with changes in outcomes. paper presents baseline data from Psychological Wellbeing...

In response to COVID-19 there have been lockdowns and restrictions hospitality services. Drinking behaviours often change in traumatic events changes the drinking environment, this is influenced by a range of factors. This study explores self-reported alcohol consumption third month UK lockdown, associations with socio-demographics factors COVID-19-related concerns, mental health wellbeing.The Psychological Wellbeing Study was longitudinal, online, three-wave survey 1958 adults. Data were...

Abstract Depression and anxiety are highly comorbid constructs. However little is known about the mechanisms that underpin this comorbidity/connectivity or divergence between constructs seems to occur in adolescence. The current study targeted emotion regulation (ER) as a potential plausible mechanism for explaining how depression symptoms adolescence might begin connect, perpetuate, ultimately diverge from one another. Using data cross-sectional school-based study, of adolescent females...

Background Childhood adversities can have a deleterious impact on mental health. Elevated levels of such been reported in veteran populations. Levels resilience may be protective but early adverse experiences the development first instance.Objective This study aims to identify classes childhood among UK military veterans residing Northern Ireland (NI) and explore mediating role play following relation health.Method The utilizes data from Veterans' Health Wellbeing Study (n = 656). All...

BackgroundLongitudinal studies examining the temporal association between mental health outcomes during COVID-19 outbreak are needed. It is important to determine how relationships outcomes, specifically loneliness and depressive symptoms, manifest over a brief timeframe in pandemic context.Method Data was gathered 4 months (March – June 2020) using an online survey with three repeated measures at monthly intervals (N = 1958; 69.8% females; Age 18-87 years, M 37.01, SD 12.81). Associations...