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100 _aEvery-Palmer, Susanna
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245 _aPsychological distress, anxiety, family violence, suicidality, and wellbeing in New Zealand during the COVID-19 lockdown :
_ba cross-sectional study
_cSusanna Every-Palmer, Matthew Jenkins, Philip Gendall, Janet Hoek, Ben Beaglehole, Caroline Bell, Jonathan Williman, Charlene Rapsey and James Stanley
500 _aPLoS One, 2020, Online 4 November 2020
520 _aNew Zealand’s early response to the novel coronavirus pandemic included a strict lockdown which eliminated community transmission of COVID-19. However, this success was not without cost, both economic and social. In our study, we examined the psychological wellbeing of New Zealanders during the COVID-19 lockdown when restrictions reduced social contact, limited recreation opportunities, and resulted in job losses and financial insecurity. We conducted an online panel survey of a demographically representative sample of 2010 adult New Zealanders in April 2020. The survey contained three standardised measures–the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), the GAD-7, and the Well-Being Index (WHO-5)–as well as questions designed specifically to measure family violence, suicidal ideation, and alcohol consumption. It also included items assessing positive aspects of the lockdown. Thirty percent of respondents reported moderate to severe psychological distress (K10), 16% moderate to high levels of anxiety, and 39% low wellbeing; well above baseline measures. Poorer outcomes were seen among young people and those who had lost jobs or had less work, those with poor health status, and who had past diagnoses of mental illness. Suicidal ideation was reported by 6%, with 2% reporting making plans for suicide and 2% reporting suicide attempts. Suicidality was highest in those aged 18–34. Just under 10% of participants had directly experienced some form of family harm over the lockdown period. However, not all consequences of the lockdown were negative, with 62% reporting ‘silver linings’, which included enjoying working from home, spending more time with family, and a quieter, less polluted environment. New Zealand’s lockdown successfully eliminated COVID-19 from the community, but our results show this achievement brought a significant psychological toll. Although much of the debate about lockdown measures has focused on their economic effects, our findings emphasise the need to pay equal attention to their effects on psychological wellbeing. (Authors' abstract). Associate Professor Janet Fanslow, University of Auckland was interviewed about the results of this survey on RNZ, 5 November 2020 - follow the link to listen. Record #6900
650 4 _957
_aALCOHOL USE
650 4 _aANXIETY
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650 _aCOVID-19
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650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aFAMILY VIOLENCE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aMENTAL HEALTH
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650 _aPANDEMICS
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 _aSURVEYS
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650 0 _96769
_aSUICIDE IDEATION
650 0 _aWELLBEING
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aJenkins, Matthew
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700 _aGendall, Philip
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700 _aHoek, Janet
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700 _aBeaglehole, Ben
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700 _dBell, Caroline
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700 _aWillliman, Jonathan
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700 _aRapsey, Charlene
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700 _aStanley, James
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773 0 _tPLoS One, 2020, Online 4 November 2020
830 _aPLoS One
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241658
_zDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241658 (Open access)
856 _uhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/thepanel/audio/2018771521/mental-health-impacts-of-nz-s-lockdown-revealed
_yListen to RNZ interview
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