If self-reported problematic pornography use (PPU) were to increase over the course of the pandemic, this would be of particular concern given a body of research suggesting that self-reported PPU is associated with a range of mental health issues, such as greater levels of stress, depression, ...
One participant did not fill out pre-assessments of PHQ-9 and GAD-7, one participant did not complete any of the post-assessment forms and one participant did not fill out post-assessment of GAD-7. Seven participants (41%) were missing from the three-month follow-up. Participants As...
The GAD-7is a 7-item self-rating instrument which is used to screen for generalized anxiety disorder and assess its severity [23]. Each item is evaluated by the frequency of symptoms present over the previous two weeks, rated on a scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every ...
Identifying which coping strategies and brain regions contribute to more severe anxiety and depression during stressful events is critical for mitigating the negative psychological effects of the current and future global pandemics. Methods and Materials Preregistration The analysis plan was preregistered on...
We plan to follow-up all subjects to monitor symptoms and possible chronicization; we aim to investigate potential risk factors through univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regressions. Results Preliminary results refer to a sample of 550 workers who completed the multi-step evaluation from ...
At first level screening, 39% of the subjects expressed general psychological discomfort (GHQ-12), 22% post-traumatic stress symptoms (IES-R), and 21% symptoms of anxiety (GAD-7). Women, nurses, younger workers, subjects with COVID-19 working exposure and with an infected family member ...
Each substance was categorized into one of four categories: no use, ever/less than monthly use, monthly use, or weekly use. Students who had missing data for all four substances were removed from the analyses. 2.3.2. Anxiety The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) scale [46] was used...
GAD-2 is a module to assess generalized anxiety disorder [28]. Participants indicate on a 5-point Likert scale how often they felt affected by the complaints of “nervousness, anxiousness or tension” and “unable to stop or control worry” within the last two weeks. These four questions ...