Psychology Faculty Publications
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Article
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic created a complex psychological environment for persons in America. A total of 450 USA MTurk workers completed measures of: (a) basic demographic characteristics; (b) health risk factors for COVID-19; (c) perceived susceptibility variables related to COVID-19; (d) COVID-19 preventive health behaviors; and (e) distress, physical symptoms, and quality of life measures. The surveys were completed between April 9, 2020 and April 18, 2020. This recruitment period corresponded to the first 2-3 weeks of lockdown in most of the USA. Follow-up surveys were completed by 151 of the USA participants between June 19, 2020 and July 11, 2020 (approximately 2 months after the first measurement). These data permit evaluation of relationships among demographic variables, COVID-19 stress and coping, COVID-19 preventive health behavior, and the role of mindfulness as a possible moderator of distress as well as a predictor of preventive health behavior. The availability of follow-up data permit longitudinal analyses that provide a stronger basis for causal inference.
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O'Brien, William H.; Wang, Shan; Xu, Huanzhen; Wang, Shiwei; Yang, Zaiying; Yang, Joy Ting; Liu, Qinwanxian; Zhang, Xin; Tang, Lingli; Varga, Aniko V.; Sims, Tracy; Lim, Chung Xiann; Jarukasemthawee, Somboon; and Pisitsungkagarn, Kullaya, "Psychological Reactions to COVID-19: Survey Data Assessing Perceived Susceptibility, Distress, Mindfulness, and Preventive Health Behaviors" (2020). Psychology Faculty Publications. 51.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/psych_pub/51
Publication Date
12-30-2020
Publication Title
Data in Brief
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106687
Volume
34