Worry, coping and resignation -- A repeated-measures study on emotional responses after a year in the pandemic

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2107.03466v1
• Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 20:20:10 GMT
• Title: Worry, coping and resignation -- A repeated-measures study on emotional responses after a year in the pandemic
• Authors: Maximilian Mozes, Isabelle van der Vegt, Bennett Kleinberg
• Abstract summary: This paper examines the emotional responses to the pandemic in a repeated-measures design. We asked participants to report their emotions and express these in text data. Statistical tests revealed an average trend towards better adjustment to the pandemic. Linguistic computational analyses uncovered that topics and n-gram frequencies shifted towards attention to the vaccination programme.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The introduction of COVID-19 lockdown measures and an outlook on return to normality are demanding societal changes. Among the most pressing questions is how individuals adjust to the pandemic. This paper examines the emotional responses to the pandemic in a repeated-measures design. Data (n=1698) were collected in April 2020 (during strict lockdown measures) and in April 2021 (when vaccination programmes gained traction). We asked participants to report their emotions and express these in text data. Statistical tests revealed an average trend towards better adjustment to the pandemic. However, clustering analyses suggested a more complex heterogeneous pattern with a well-coping and a resigning subgroup of participants. Linguistic computational analyses uncovered that topics and n-gram frequencies shifted towards attention to the vaccination programme and away from general worrying. Implications for public mental health efforts in identifying people at heightened risk are discussed. The dataset is made publicly available.

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