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. 2022 May;14(4):705-713.
doi: 10.1037/tra0001085. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

A latent profile analysis of the COVID-19 Stressors Scale

Kevin C Hynes  1 , Rachel R Tambling  2 , Beth S Russell  2 , Crystal L Park  3 , Michael Fendrich  3
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A latent profile analysis of the COVID-19 Stressors Scale

Kevin C Hynes et al. Psychol Trauma. 2022 May.

Abstract

Objective: Research from the early months of the SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) pandemic identifies many COVID-related stressors, including fears of infection, disruptions to work/learning and daily self-care routines, and lack of access to reliable information and resources. Measuring the complex, ongoing nature of the stressors related to COVID-19 is of great practical utility, as is investigating how people may differently respond to stressors. The objective of the present study was to identify the possible profiles of COVID-19-related stressors using a recently developed measure, the COVID-19 Stressors Scale.

Method: The present study sampled individuals from Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk; n = 1,530) and examined the COVID-19 Stressors Scale with a latent profile analysis.

Results: Using a latent profile analysis, three profiles of COVID-19-related stressors were identified, Moderate Disruption Distress, High Disruption Distress, and Identity and Role Strain.

Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, the authors encourage researchers to differentiate types of stressors profiles of individual experiences COVID-19 or future pandemics. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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