Study examines distorted time perception during pandemic May be an important risk factor to target with early interventions
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Study examines distorted time perception during pandemic May be an important risk factor to target with early interventions
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The passage of time was altered for many people during the COVID-​19 pandemic, ranging from difficulty in keeping track of days of the week
The passage of time was altered for many people during the COVID-​19 pandemic, ranging from difficulty in keeping track of days of the week to feeling that the hours themselves rushed by or slowed down.
In prior work, these distortions have been associated with persistent negative mental outcomes such as depression and anxiety following trauma,
journalPsychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, documents how pervasive the experience, known as “temporal disintegration” in psychiatric literature,
The study, recently published online in the journalPsychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, documents how pervasive the experience, known as “temporal disintegration” in psychiatric literature, was in the first six months of the pandemic
pandemic-​related secondary stresses such as daily COVID-​19-​related media exposure, school closures, lockdowns and financial difficulties were predictors of distortions in perceived
pandemic-​related secondary stresses such as daily COVID-​19-​related media exposure, school closures, lockdowns and financial difficulties were predictors of distortions in perceived time.
