Psychospołeczne skutki pandemii choroby Covid-19 wywołanej wirusem SARS-CoV-2 i czynniki je kształtujące
Psychosocial effects of the Covid-19 infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the factors explaining them

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the psychosocial consequences of the COV-ID-19 infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, along with thefactors that explain these outcomes. The aim of the article is to discusspeople's reactions to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and thepandemic-related socioeconomic changes, as well as to explain the dif-ferences in how individuals experienced the pandemic. The article be-gins with an overview of the course of the pandemic in Poland andworldwide, and then focuses on describing its psychosocial effects. Basedon both Polish and international literature, it presents a complex pictureof people's responses to the pandemic, including emotional reactions(such as fear, sadness, uncertainty, a sense of unreality or threat, helpless-ness, anger, but also hope and optimism) and mental health difficulties.In the following section, the author, based on the results of scientificstudies, identifies key factors influencing people's responses to the COV-ID-19 pandemic: pandemic-related stressors, perceived coronavirusthreat, physical and mental health, personal experience of SARS-CoV-2infection and isolation/quarantine, financial and economic status, socialsupport, age, and gender. The knowledge presented in the article haspractical value, as it highlights the challenges that societies may face dur-ing an epidemiological crisis and identifies social groups that may re-quire the most support in adapting to such threats.

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