AUTHOR=Terry Peter C. , Parsons-Smith Renée L. , Terry Victoria R. TITLE=Mood Responses Associated With COVID-19 Restrictions JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=11 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.589598 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2020.589598 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more than half the world’s population being placed in lockdown to stem the spread of the virus. The severe restrictions imposed in many nations had the potential to significantly influence the physical and psychological well-being of those affected. The aim of the current study was to investigate mood responses during the period of restrictions from March to June, 2020. Mood responses of 1,062 participants (386 male, 676 female) were collected using the Brunel Mood Scale, hosted on the