Loneliness in COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults Impacted by Developmental Disabilities
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Thane Erickson, Ph.D.
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Presentation
Project Type
Completed quantitative research study
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Clinical Psychology
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ZOOM
Description
Developmental disabilities (DD) are lifelong conditions causing impairment in behavioral, language, physical, and cognitive functioning (Zablotsky et al., 2019). Individuals with DDs were at greater risk for health issues and experiencing loneliness pre-pandemic (Alexandria et al., 2021). The COVID-19 pandemic may have further exacerbated loneliness but has yet to be explored in DDs. We examined these constructs in adults impacted by DDs (adults and parents) in context of pandemic stress. Correlations, regression and mediations analyses examined the relationships between loneliness and pandemic stress, coping styles, anxiety, and depression. We found significant results among both groups which will be presented.
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Loneliness in COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults Impacted by Developmental Disabilities
ZOOM
Developmental disabilities (DD) are lifelong conditions causing impairment in behavioral, language, physical, and cognitive functioning (Zablotsky et al., 2019). Individuals with DDs were at greater risk for health issues and experiencing loneliness pre-pandemic (Alexandria et al., 2021). The COVID-19 pandemic may have further exacerbated loneliness but has yet to be explored in DDs. We examined these constructs in adults impacted by DDs (adults and parents) in context of pandemic stress. Correlations, regression and mediations analyses examined the relationships between loneliness and pandemic stress, coping styles, anxiety, and depression. We found significant results among both groups which will be presented.
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