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Risk and Resilience during COVID-19 - Impact of the Pandemic on Family Functioning and Mental Health

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof Dr Vera Clemens

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Universität Ulm

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

While the COVID-19 pandemic affects virtually everyone in one way or another, some will suffer from negative long-term effects on their social functioning, well-being and mental health but some will not. Adverse childhood experiences significantly affect mental health- and social functioning-related risk and resilience and are likely to influence coping with the challenges of the pandemic. Adding the perspective of traumatic experiences during and after lock down, this study will provide urgently needed data for a more nuanced debate on cost and benefits of pandemic-associated measures - for the current pandemic and potential future scenarios.