{"id":8681,"date":"2023-12-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cov19longhaulfoundation.org\/?p=8681"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:00:00","slug":"people-who-complied-with-covid-restrictions-more-likely-to-suffer-mental-health-issues-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cov19longhaulfoundation.org\/?p=8681","title":{"rendered":"People Who Complied with COVID Restrictions More Likely to Suffer Mental Health Issues: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Johnathan Jones, The Western Journal<\/a> Dec. 4, 2023 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent study conducted by a university in the United Kingdom found that individuals who fully complied with COVID-19 measures are more likely to suffer from lingering mental health issues than those who resisted government mandates and viewed such orders with skepticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings might be the least surprising bit of post-pandemic<\/a> data out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they are nonetheless hard data for individuals who desired to make their own health choices during the madness of the pandemic era and were vilified<\/a> for doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, that person you might still see today wearing a mask in public \u2014 four years after the outbreak began \u2014 could need help, according to a study sanctioned by Bangor University<\/a> in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, was published Nov. 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers with the school identified people who fell into two personality groups and tracked them for three months this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of the study was to gauge participants\u2019 well-being following lockdowns<\/a> in the country and to find a way to ensure that when the next pandemic comes along, as many people as possible do what is best for the greater good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring the period from February 15th to May 10th, 2023, after the lockdowns had ended, participants completed short surveys about their well-being every 2 weeks over a period of 3 months,\u201d reads a four-page report<\/a> from four researchers on behalf of the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The subjects were divided into two personality types \u2014 agentic and communal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agent is your typical person who is more likely to be focused on success, self-determination and independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picture the paddle surfer who was arrested in Malibu, California<\/a>, in early 2020 \u2014 per the Los Angeles Times<\/a> \u2014 for enjoying the sunshine alone on a beach as your typical COVID-era agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is much more nuance regarding the two personality types, but you get the gist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHuman personality can be considered through the lens of two broad dimensions known as agency and communion,\u201d the authors of the study wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAgency reflects competence, independence, achievement and is characterized by a strong drive for control, power and influence,\u201d they said, \u201cwhereas communion relates to factors such as agreeableness, social dependence, and caring and is characterized by nurturing and cooperative behavior’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe impact of population health messages may be influenced by these personality traits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years removed from so many of the public health warnings and science-defying mandates<\/a>, those who followed them to the letter are more likely to be struggling, according to the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following question was posed by the study\u2019s authors: \u201cWhat\u2019s the cost of compliance on people\u2019s well-being?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer: \u201cThe more individuals complied with health advice during lockdown, the worse their well-being post-lockdown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIncreasing awareness of the risk of infection can effectively encourage compliance, but it also has negative consequences on people\u2019s well-being and recovery, especially for those higher in communal traits,\u201d the researchers said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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