Psychology#

Beatrice Van der Heijden, in collaboration with others, published a paper in Frontiers in Psychology titled ‘Lockdown Social Isolation and Lockdown Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: The Impact of Mindfulness’. The study examines the impact of mindfulness in the relationship between social isolation, job and financial insecurity, and stress during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

Beatrice van der Heijden, in collaboration with Li, J., Zhou, L, Li., S., Tao, H., & Guo, Z., has published a paper in Frontiers in Psychology titled ‘Social Isolation, Loneliness and Well-Being: The Impact of WeChat Use Intensity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China’. The paper finds that online social interactions have impacted negatively on mental health and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Read more.

Paul Morgan, in collaboration with others, has published a paper titled "Research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A call to action for psychological science". The paper sets out shorter and longer-term priorities for research in psychological science to facilitate ​the immediate and longer-term recovery. Read more.