Study of Resilience and Loneliness in Youth (18 - 25 Years Old) During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lock-down Measures.
Mental Health Implications During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Lock-down Measures in Youth (18 - 25 Years Old) in French-Speaking Belgium and Italy: Resilience and Loneliness Evaluation.
The outbreak linked to SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in lock-down measures in almost all European countries.
This online survey assesses these measures implications on Mental Health in emerging adults.
The questionnaires evaluate two psychometric variables (Resilience and Loneliness) and Mental Health status (mental health professional help-seeking, use of psychotropic drugs, or possible diagnosis) before and during Lock-down Measures.
At least 600 healthy participants aged form 18 to 25 years old will be attended to fill the survey during the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic Lock-down Measures.
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Brussels, Belgium, 1070
- Erasme University Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- French-speaking or Italian-speaking
- Subjects who accepted to participated to the online survey
- Inhabitants of a European country where SARS-CoV2 Pandemic Lock-down Measures are underway
- Survey filling date up to one week after the end of Lock-down Measures in the Country of residence
Exclusion Criteria:
- Incomplete surveys
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Number of groups / cohorts
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / CohortGroup / Cohort |
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Youth
Assessed group
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Resilience and Loneliness questionnaires
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Self-rated measure of Resilience
Time Frame: Up to 1 week after the end of the lock-down measures
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Measured with the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA).
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Up to 1 week after the end of the lock-down measures
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Self-rated measure of Loneliness
Time Frame: Up to 1 week after the end of the lock-down measures
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Measured with the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Loneliness Scale.
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Up to 1 week after the end of the lock-down measures
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Boffo, M., Mannarini, S., & Munari, C. (2012). Exploratory Structure Equation Modeling of the UCLA Loneliness Scale: A contribution to the Italian adaptation. TPM: Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 19(4).
- Bonfiglio NS, Renati R, Hjemdal O, Friborg O. The resilience scale for adults in italy: A validation study comparing clinical substance abusers with a nonclinical sample. Psychol Addict Behav. 2016 Jun;30(4):509-15. doi: 10.1037/adb0000176. Epub 2016 Mar 31.
- Friborg, O., Martinussen, M., & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2006). Likert-based vs. semantic differential-based scorings of positive psychological constructs: A psychometric comparison of two versions of a scale measuring resilience. Personality and Individual Differences, 40(5), 873-884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2005.08.015
- Grace, G. D. E., Joshi, P., Pelletier, R., & Laval, U. (1993). L'Echelle de solitude de l'Universite Laval ( ESUL ): validation canadienne-francaise du UCLA Loneliness Scale. (1959), 12-27.
- Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., Braun, S., Kempenaers, C., Linkowski, P., & Fossion, P. (2011). The resilience scale for adults: Construct validity and measurement in a Belgian sample. International Journal of Testing, 11(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2010.508570
- Kessler RC, Amminger GP, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Lee S, Ustun TB. Age of onset of mental disorders: a review of recent literature. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;20(4):359-64. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32816ebc8c.
- Marcoen A, Goossens L, Caes P. Lonelines in pre-through late adolescence: Exploring the contributions of a multidimensional approach. J Youth Adolesc. 1987 Dec;16(6):561-77. doi: 10.1007/BF02138821.
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First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
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Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
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More Information
Terms related to this study
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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- SRB2020_158
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
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