Two years of COVID-19: persistently reduced well-being and increases in global psychopathology during the pandemic in a representative Austrian population-sample within the COH-FIT study (opens in new tab)

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic worsened well-being and mental health worldwide, but effects have diminished over time. However, prospective national data within representative samples remain scarce. We aimed to examine the change in well-being and psychopathology from pre-pandemic to intra-pandemic times in an Austrian representative general population sample, to identify vulnerable subgroups, and explore most effective coping strategies to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.MethodsData were ...