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Negative cognitive and psychological correlates of mandatory quarantine during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in China

Xin, Meiqi, Luo, Sitong, She, Rui, Yu, Yanqiu, Li, Lijuan, Wang, Suhua, Ma, Le, Tao, Fangbiao, Zhang, Jianxin, Zhao, Junfeng, Li, Liping, Hu, Dongsheng, Zhang, Guohua, Gu, Jing, Lin, Danhua, Wang, Hongmei, Cai, Yong, Wang, Zhaofen, You, Hua, Hu, Guoqing, Lau, Joseph Tak-fai·2020·American Psychologist
DOI 10.1037/amp0000692
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Quarantine plays a key role in controlling the pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study investigated (a) the associations between mandatory quarantine status and negative cognitions (perceived discrimination because of COVID-19 and perceived risk of COVID-19 infection)/mental health status (emotional distress because of COVID-19, probable depression, and self-harm/suicidal ideation), (b) the associations between the negative cognitions and mental health status, and (c) potential mediations between quarantined status and probable depression and self-harm/suicidal ideation via COVID-19-related negative cognitions/emotional distress. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 24,378 students of 26 universities in 16 Chinese cities (February 1-10, 2020). Correlation coefficients, odds ratios (OR), structural equation modeling, and other statistics were used for data analysis. Mandatory quarantined status was significantly and positively associated with perceived discrimination (Cohen's d = 0.62), perceived high/very high risk of infection (OR = 1.61), emotional distress (Cohen's d = 0.46), probable depression (OR = 2.54), and self-harm/suicidal ideation (OR = 4.98). Perceived discrimination was moderately and positively associated with emotional distress (Spearman correlation = 0.44). Associations between perceived risk of infection and mental health variables were significant but relatively weak. Cross-sectional mediation models showed good model fit, but the overall indirect paths via COVID-19-related negative cognitions/emotional distress only accounted for 12-15% of the total effects between quarantined status and probable depression and self-harm/suicidal ideation. In conclusion, quarantined participants were more likely than others to perceive discrimination and exhibit mental distress. It is important to integrate mental health care into the planning and implementation of quarantine measures. Future longitudinal studies to explore mechanisms underlying the mental health impact of quarantines are warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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Authors
Xin, M., Luo, S., She, R., Yu, Y., Li, L., Wang, S., Ma, L., Tao, F., Zhang, J., Zhao, J., Li, L., Hu, D., Zhang, G., Gu, J., Lin, D., Wang, H., Cai, Y., Wang, Z., You, H., Hu, G., & Lau, J. T.-F.
Affiliations
Baotou Medical College (CN)
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Venue
American Psychologist
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2020-07
Volume
75
Issue
5
Pages
607-617
ISSN
  • 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-990X
DOI
10.1037/amp0000692
OpenAlex
W3043373976
Cited by
215
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 76 · 2020: 15
FWCI
18.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, mandatory quarantine, perceived discrimination, perceived infection risk, emotional distress, suicidal ideation, self-harm, mental health, university students, mediation
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, Psychological Distress, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adolescent, China, Cognition, Communicable Disease Control, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Humans, Male, Pneumonia, Viral, Quarantine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk, Students, Universities, Self-Injurious Behavior, Coronavirus Infections, Mandatory Programs, Young Adult, Pandemics, Suicidal Ideation

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